Webcast & Q&A excerpts (all access) (163 items)

Perceived unfairness is one of the key challenges that can arise when providing workplace adjustments for neurodiverse employees, a mental health expert says.

A recent Federal Court ruling heightens employers' obligations to take s-xual harassment complaints seriously, even when there's no witnesses to the alleged conduct, a lawyer says.

Many organisations are now realising that neurotypical assumptions have underpinned their HR systems and practices for a long time, a corporate mental health specialist says.

The importance of managing low job control as a psychosocial hazard can't be underestimated, because "control is what lets people cope with demand", a safety and compliance specialist says.

The best-performing organisations categorise their workforce costs in three key ways, enabling them to avoid reactive cuts and continue investing where it matters most, even during leaner times, an HR strategy expert says.

What constitutes reasonable action in a performance management scenario is illustrated well in a recent Fair Work Commission decision, a workplace lawyer says.

Managing absent employees has become even more challenging with the rise of online medical certificates, a workplace lawyer says.

When courts are considering who made a decision to dismiss or take other adverse action against an employee, and for what reasons, identifying and interrogating all decision-makers has become a "live issue", a workplace lawyer says.

Many employers are now far more attuned to their employees' vicarious trauma exposure, but what they might not realise is their high performers are the most at risk, and that the signs can stay "hidden" in these workers for much longer, according to a mental health expert.

It's difficult for workplaces to help employees experiencing FDV if they don't know what signs to look out for, and some are easy to miss, a support and advocacy specialist says.