One in three Australian workers (33%) report having experienced workplace sexual harassment in the past five years. Meanwhile, a new jurisdiction to resolve bullying and harassment disputes is also the first to allow for damages orders.
CEOs are expecting AI to help organisations achieve new efficiencies in 2026, and it will, but HR leaders should be priming them to anticipate inefficiency first, a Gartner director warns.
Employees feel more rewarded for their work when they can perform at their best, and that requires a return to strengths-based development, according to an expert in human flourishing.
The Fair Work Commission has stayed the reinstatement of an employee whose dismissal was unfair, while downplaying the employer's concerns about his potential impact on others in the workplace.
Flagging productivity levels are not just an operational challenge, but a wellbeing issue, a business transformation specialist says. Meanwhile, many work tasks are regarded as "illegitimate" and resented by employees, but they can be reframed as opportunities for growth.
Most HR interventions fail to challenge the "deep-rooted organisational norm" of neuronormativity, but HR can be a catalyst for systemic transformation, researchers say.
A "competent" employee was unable to meet the requirements of his role due to an "unfortunate coincidence of circumstances", the Fair Work Commission has found, while upholding his dismissal as fair.
A stop-bullying order requiring mediation between an employee and his manager will stand, after the employer failed to persuade the Fair Work Commission to hear its appeal.
Aggressive and intimidating behaviour was not a valid response to performance management, the Fair Work Commission has found, ruling that the employee's conduct was detrimental to the wellbeing and safety of his colleagues and justified his dismissal.
Stripping an employee of his core duties without explanation was "objectively unreasonable", the Federal Circuit Court has found, in ruling an employer breached its obligation to provide him with a safe workplace.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
