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Employees need vulnerable, empathetic leaders who will both support and challenge them, according to the authors of a new "toolkit" for nurturing people, and unlocking their potential, in turbulent times.

An employee who alleged he was bullied and harassed at work has won his psychological injury claim, with a commission finding that as long as the events were "real" it did not matter that his perception of them was flawed.

As an increasing number of organisations trial and adopt four-day working weeks, there are clear signs employers should take a staged approach, and that failing to tailor their offering is "a pathway to disaster".

An employee who made "sarcastic" comments about a colleague after she disclosed being s-xually harassed at work has won his unfair dismissal claim, due to his employer's "significant" procedural errors.

Amendments in the Closing Loopholes No. 2 Bill will 'strangle' casual employment, business representatives say.

The Federal Government is set to legislate a new 'right to disconnect' for employees, but details of how this might be implemented are yet to be revealed.

An employee has failed to prove she was forced to resign because of her employer's lack of support following an illness, with the Fair Work Commission finding it wasn't required to offer her alternative duties.

An employer did not victimise or discriminate against a casual employee on the basis of his race when it ended his assignments, a tribunal has ruled, finding its decision was prompted by client complaints.

A workplace advisor has added to its lengthy history of "problematic" conduct before the Fair Work Commission, which has formally recommended it repay a settlement sum it received on behalf of an employee.

Employers are increasingly turning to mentoring as a development and retention tool, as technology makes it easier to administer programs and make the right matches, a specialist says.