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An employee can no longer pursue her unfair dismissal action after a commission found she sent "vicious" and threatening emails to numerous people, which had the potential to interfere with her case.

The Federal Government's Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill has been introduced to parliament, and proposes to give employees more flexible work rights, while also tackling the gender pay gap, modernising enterprise bargaining, and more.

Leaders often claim to be self-aware, but most only have a theoretical understanding of the concept, a leadership development specialist says.

An employee who had "little regard" for his employer's leave policies has failed to prove a performance improvement plan was designed to increase pressure on him and result in his dismissal.

Failing to show clear and objective evidence of the connection between employees' out-of-hours misconduct and the workplace is often where employers fall down when trying to defend claims, according to a lawyer.

As CEOs and leadership teams make strategic plans for the coming year, senior HR professionals can take them by the hand to give advice, and take some tasks off their plate, an expert says.

The Federal Government's plan to make childcare cheaper is expected to deliver the equivalent of an extra 37,000 full‑time workers per week in 2023/24, according to tonight's Budget.

A worker's "general comments" about his mental health meant an employer was unaware that he required more workplace support than it otherwise gave him, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in unfair dismissal proceedings.

The more stigma around mental health declines, the more employee expectations rise, according to an expert who says leaders will need ongoing help to meet them.

Amid soaring absence rates many employees are now being accused of abandoning their employment, but there's a high threshold for establishing this in a dispute, a lawyer says.