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.
Enabling employees to report workplace s-xual harassment anonymously can alert employers to "hot spots" and high-risk situations that might otherwise go unnoticed, according to a new report that offers eight best-practice tips.
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.
Training leaders to better support the mental health of their teams is one of the most effective steps an organisation can take to mitigate psychosocial risk, a researcher says.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has handed down its first decision on flexible work arrangements under the new scheme, following an employer's refusal of a request for altered working hours.
"AI-powered recruitment is a double-edged sword when it comes to workforce diversity," according to a new report that explains how to reduce bias while embracing AI tools.
An employer that failed to "advocate" for an employee when its client requested he be stood down during a serious misconduct investigation has been ordered to pay him compensation for a psychological injury.
An employer couldn't have reasonably foreseen an employee's "extraordinary" psychiatric response to his wrongful dismissal, a court has ruled in overturning his $1.44m damages award.
An employee who claimed he was "gaslighted" and bullied by colleagues more than a decade ago has been blocked from pursuing his discrimination claim, with a tribunal finding the lengthy delay in making his application was "inexcusable".
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
