An employer has successfully defended an adverse action claim from an employee with a psychological condition who it dismissed for failing to attend medical appointments.
An employer's handling of a workplace investigation and subsequent dismissal contributed to an employee's heart attack some four weeks later, a tribunal has found in awarding him workers' compensation.
A judge has lambasted an employer for a lack of human resources management after it made "ham-fisted" attempts to move an employee from permanent part-time to casual employment.
An employer's decision to dismiss a worker for "extreme" online comments was valid and did not infringe his implied constitutional freedom of communication, a full Federal Court has ruled.
An employer was entitled to require a worker to attend a medical appointment with its choice of doctor, a Federal Court full bench has ruled in a long-running dispute.
Recent scandals involving executives being punished for secret affairs with subordinates shouldn't have employers rushing to police or penalise all workplace romances, according to a lawyer.
The Fair Work Commission has described as "perplexing" an HR manager's decision to continue a disciplinary meeting after an employee became emotional, and then sack her as she walked out the door.
Two investigation letters, sent to an employee after a workplace assault, aggravated her psychiatric injuries but didn't amount to a duty of care breach, an appeal court has ruled.
Some employers have successfully stepped up to the task of managing psychosocial safety, but in many other workplaces, initiatives are falling flat. Join us for an HR Daily webinar to understand what's holding back progress in this critical space and how to move forward.
