Asking an employee who was absent on stress leave when he intended to return to work was a "suitable" enquiry and didn't force him to resign, the Fair Work Commission has found.
There's a tension in workplaces today between showing empathy and exercising authority, but these things aren't "mutually exclusive", says relationship expert Esther Perel.
A worker's employment didn't significantly contribute to his mental stress, a tribunal has ruled, finding his "personality dysfunction" would have caused psychological symptoms regardless of his workplace.
Criticising managers in work group chats created a "divisive atmosphere", the Fair Work Commission has found in rejecting a supervisor's unfair dismissal claim.
HR can't afford to ignore difficult employees, but focusing on them at the expense of others is like giving too much attention to a child who's throwing a tantrum, a strategist warns.
An employee who called his colleague a "fat exploiter of foreigners" was fairly dismissed despite a "clearly deficient" termination process, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
With burnout on the rise, more employers need to "encourage a leave culture" and let staff know that "taking leave is about taking care of yourself", a chief people officer says.
An employee who "sought not to prolong the unpalatable dance of termination" and sent a frustrated text to her employer has been cleared to pursue her general protections claim.
An HR department with a shrinking budget can still deliver value, but it shouldn't be expected to deliver "the gold standard", according to an advisor who recommends resetting expectations now.
Raising performance issues with an employee on her first day back from an extended period of mental health leave caused her psychological injury, a commission has found.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
