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An organisation has used its people data to launch a benefits package that positions it as an employer of choice without resorting to above-market pay rates.

When a general manager sent an employee more than 200 "inappropriate" messages out of work hours he effectively sacked him, the Fair Work Commission has found.

With the festive season approaching, a workplace relations expert warns employers not to underestimate the effect alcohol has on behaviour, reminding them of their new "positive duty" to prevent inappropriate conduct.

An employee was forced to resign due to her employer's "persistent" enquiries about her return to work during her pregnancy and parental leave, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

An employer is liable for a long-serving employee's psychological injury, after its poor communication about a restructure meant she found out about her demotion by chance.

Requiring an employee to be in the office for 40% of his work hours was reasonable, the Fair Work Commission has found in upholding the rejection of his flexible work request.

High-performing leaders tend to share five behaviours, which can be cultivated through "habit stacking" to unlock new levels of success, leadership authors say.

An employee who was dismissed for being "unable to cope with the unexceptional day-to-day requirements and stressors of her role" has lost her bid for reinstatement.

The Fair Work Commission has formally recommended an employer allow a long-serving employee to rescind his resignation and move it to a later date, enabling him to access 57 days of accrued sick leave.

An employee's lack of "insight and resilience" meant he couldn't recognise his colleagues' behaviour was a direct response to his own, the Fair Work Commission has found in stop-bullying proceedings. It also made three recommendations to ensure more "viable" ongoing relationships.