An employee sacked for aggressive and threatening conduct has won reinstatement, after the Fair Work Commission found his employer failed to consider his challenging personal circumstances before dismissing him.
Many of the best senior teams have been built on real trust, shared goals and strong connections, but sometimes leaders need help finding their "other half", an energy and wellbeing specialist says.
At an organisation with unusually high risk and reward opportunities, scrutinising the judgement capabilities of incoming employees is essential, according to a CPO.
An employer has failed to prove it wasn't liable for an employee's psychological injury, which a commission found didn't just result from a redeployment process but from the strain of supporting affected colleagues through it.
When a manager told an employee he wanted to chat to him, but wouldn't "hold a gun" to his head, it was clearly not a threat to his safety, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in a constructive dismissal dispute.
Being unable to locate an employee's contract didn't mean an employer had breached the Fair Work Act or Regulations, the Federal Court has ruled in upholding an employer's appeal.
Employees' confidence that leaders genuinely prioritise their wellbeing is continuing to decline, new data suggests. Meanwhile, the treatment of LGBTIQ+ employees at work is getting worse, not better.
An employee's racist comments during a site-wide meeting warranted dismissal, but his employer's failure to notify him of its reasons before deciding to sack him was unfair, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
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A chief people officer irritated by a manager's redeployment negotiations made a "snap decision" to make his role redundant, in breach of his general protections, the Federal Court has found.
