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The Fair Work Commission has refused to make orders allowing an employee to work from home while also providing primary care for two young children, finding such an arrangement carried "a very high risk of interruption" that could lead to "error and inefficiency".

When departing employees breach their contractual restraints, seeking an injunction won't often be the best way to respond, a workplace lawyer says.

An HR consultant took necessary and appropriate steps to examine an employee's own conduct when determining whether her bullying and other allegations had a "proper foundation", the Federal Court has ruled.

The absence of evidence from a director closely involved in the sacking of a "serial complainant", after he assaulted a colleague at work, has undermined an employer's defence to his adverse action claim.

An organisation's pet-friendly workplace policy helps it to attract talent, and creates connections that foster collaboration, its people leader says.

A discussion that followed a heated workplace argument was "objectively clear" in addressing conduct standards, and wasn't intended as a dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has found.

New studies help to explain why return-to-office and flexible work policies often fail to achieve their desired outcomes.

An injured worker who was medically restricted to working from home was dismissed when his employer said it wouldn't offer further duties unless he returned to its office, the Fair Work Commission has found.

An employee's attempts to delay a final decision about her dismissal by refusing to sign medical authorisations "resulted in the opposite of its desired effect", the Fair Work Commission has found in unfair dismissal proceedings.

A CEO's failure to verify serious misconduct allegations before confirming a senior employee's dismissal "borders on negligence", the Fair Work Commission has found.