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An HR manager whose employer illegally deducted meal and administration money from employee wages, then submitted false records to the Fair Work Ombudsman, either knew about the activity or was "wilfully blind", a Federal Circuit Court judge has found.

An employee's "habitual" lateness in the face of multiple warnings left his employer with "no alternative" but dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has found.

A good employer brand should be perceived the same way by the public as it is by the organisation's employees, according to a branding expert.

An employer reasonably and lawfully directed an employee to change her hair colour after she dyed it fluorescent pink for a breast cancer fundraiser, the Fair Work Commission has found.

Three characteristics underpin today's high-performing cultures, and they are the same characteristics employers should look for when sourcing new leaders, according to an expert.

An employee who was sacked on grounds that defied "any reasonable analysis" has lost his unfair dismissal appeal, after a commission found he fabricated evidence and made critical Facebook posts about his employer.

In a case the Fair Work Commission found "disturbing on a number of levels", an employee whose supervisory practices constituted bullying and harassment has failed in her unfair dismissal claim.

Once the novelty of a new diversity and inclusion program dies down, employers must embed it into training and events to ensure it isn't lost or forgotten about, a diversity leader says.

An employer that sacked a worker over a breakdown in the employment relationship has been criticised for failing to resolve a conflict between her and her colleagues.