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Allowing a supervisor to retract his resignation on the condition of returning to work as a team member amounted to a dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Employees who are languishing have many words to describe their experience, which is good news for employers that want to gauge how prevalent the issue is in their workplace, researchers say.
An employer has been awarded its costs of defending a meritless disability discrimination claim, after a tribunal found the employee failed to engage with any offers to resolve his complaint.
Expressing frustration about management or operational issues "is a common incident of life at any workplace", and doesn't always qualify as a "complaint", the Federal Circuit Court has affirmed in adverse action proceedings.
A litigious employee has failed to convince the Federal Court that her employer breached her contract by rostering her for fewer hours than it had agreed to, back in 2023.
Whether an employer is considering who to target, which solutions to invest in, or what programs to continue or stop, every decision about employee wellbeing initiatives should be driven by data, organisational health experts say.
A mutually agreed termination couldn't later be characterised as a dismissal, even if the parties were in dispute about its terms, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
