An employer has defended dismissing an employee whose performance figures were improving, with the Fair Work Commission finding the quality of his work was his downfall.
Employers can be "incredibly tactical" about psychological safety, but many focus on interpersonal dynamics without realising that other factors, such as lack of role clarity, might be just as relevant, according to an HR advisor.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has overturned a finding that an "exemplary" employee's 12-month first and final warning for a serious safety incident was an appropriate disciplinary outcome.
When complying with a third-party directive to exclude a worker from a site, commercial considerations don't outweigh the need for a procedurally fair process, a new unfair dismissal claim "demonstrates very clearly".
A "very generalised HR person" had no basis to weigh in on whether an employee's psychological injury risks were foreseeable, a court has ruled in throwing out his "expert" report.
Evidence of an employer's "considerable disinterest" in addressing a general manager's workplace complaint has significantly undermined its defence to his adverse action claim.
There's been a dramatic increase in employees covered by an enterprise agreement over the past year, but bargaining is "not something to be afraid of", an expert advisor says.
An employer's misguided approach to addressing an "emotional" supervisor's performance issues could have caused even someone of "normal fortitude" to suffer a psychiatric injury, a court has ruled in ordering it to pay $300k in damages.
An organisation that has quickly grown to 1,000 staff, but until recently was still relying on spreadsheets to store and manage its people data, says a system overhaul took it "from zero to 100".
A general manager's communication with a CEO didn't reflect "respect, subordination and trust", but it wasn't misconduct that justified his dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has found.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
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