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Dismissing an employee for being unable to perform the inherent requirements of her role wasn't harsh, a tribunal has found, even though she was certified as "medically capable of attending work reliably".

A probationary employee who said he was going to be "the next Erin Brockovich" has failed to prove he was sacked for raising health and safety concerns, in the first such claim of its type.

A revamped EVP has helped an employer's job views skyrocket and its time-to-hire plummet, while driving up key engagement metrics, its CPO says.

A former CEO deliberately misled a recruitment panel when he failed to disclose that in a prior role he was found to have "knowingly engaged" in unconscionable conduct, a tribunal has ruled.

Reinstating an employee accused of misconduct would "in no way" undermine an employer's capacity to comply with its safety obligations, a Fair Work Commission full bench has ruled in rejecting an unfair dismissal appeal.

Failing to let an employee comprehensively respond to performance concerns she considered "unjustified" was unreasonable, a commission has ruled in upholding her psychological injury claim.

The Fair Work Commission's first contested single interest employer authorisation is important for all organisations, because it helps clarify when they might be roped in to EAs, and how to defend applications, a lawyer says.

An employer unintentionally dismissed an employee when it treated his ambiguous comments as a resignation and "unilaterally" declared he was no longer employed, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

After closing its gender pay gap and boosting the proportion of women in industrial and tech-related roles, Blackmores Group is keen to move the dial further on "belonging", its CPO says.

It was unfair to sack an employee who refused to sign a new employment contract with higher sales targets and "unreasonable" restraint clauses, the Fair Work Commission has found in awarding him $42.5k in compensation.