An employer sacked its new CEO because it believed he was complicit in removing board members from a meeting using "burly, tattooed men", and not because he made whistleblower disclosures, the Federal Court has found.
Neurodivergent employees face a higher risk of burnout in today's workplaces, but their experience is often a "red flag" for the broader workforce's wellbeing, a mental health specialist says.
An employee who "relentlessly pursued" a subordinate despite her repeated rejections has lost his unfair dismissal claim, with the Fair Work Commission finding his behaviour amounted to serious misconduct.
An employee sacked for making a highly offensive comment about a coworker has lost her unfair dismissal claim, despite arguing she was "simply discussing work colleagues in the company of friends".
Rejecting an employee's flexible work request based on a perception that he would be distracted by his child and not responsive enough to customers was not reasonable, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employee who was involved in multiple incidents, included two vehicle crashes and a D&A policy breach, was fairly dismissed despite his employer's lack of adherence to its own policy, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
A new era in corporate leadership is no longer a nice-to-have, but critical for the survival of business, according to a specialist in transformational leadership theory.
Employers' duty to consult about major workplace change should only be triggered after a "definite decision" has been made, the Fair Work Commission has determined for the purpose of drafting model EA terms. However, it flagged that the topic will receive further consideration later this year.
Despite defending an unfair dismissal claim from a worker it had "every right" to sack, an employer has failed to win an order for all of its legal costs.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
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