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Workplace administration roles have changed enormously during the pandemic, and some troubling misalignments on expectations are now emerging on several fronts.

An employer had valid reasons to sack an employee who couldn't maintain constructive workplace relationships, but it unfairly failed to warn him his employment was at risk, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in awarding compensation.

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Organisations with strong diversity training programs achieve not only higher levels of inclusion and wellbeing, but also greater productivity, an Australian academic says.

As more organisations introduce 'life leave', one such employer's people leader says it is the "bare minimum" workplaces can do to support employees.

Any expectation that anti-vaccination arguments will be entertained by the Fair Work Commission is "misconceived", a deputy president has said in encouraging an employee to reconsider her unfair dismissal claim.

The Fair Work Commission has rejected that an employee's domestic violence disclosure to HR triggered an "exponential" increase in performance conversations that led to his constructive dismissal.

Now is "crunch time" for employers as they evaluate company performance ahead of deciding what bonuses to pay, and against a backdrop of rising living costs, these could make or break retention.

After the Federal Government reintroduced pandemic payments for casuals over the weekend, Employment Minister Tony Burke has stressed that this topic highlights why addressing "insecure work" is a key priority.

An employee who said she'd "walk" during a meeting about her performance and conduct was constructively dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.