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Employers don't have a positive obligation to make reasonable workplace adjustments for employees with mental health issues, but doing so can be a major help in defending discrimination or general protections claims later, a lawyer says.

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.

It is critical for organisations to be addressing their post-employment risks at all stages of the employee lifecycle, a lawyer says.

Employees have increasingly optimistic expectations for remote and flexible work, so it's critical to understand what makes – and breaks – hybrid work success, a lawyer stresses.

Despite affecting "a hell of a lot" of the workplace climate for their people, many leaders don't give enough thought to adapting their style to the moment, a coach and advisor says.

The difficulty of managing underperformance with remote or hybrid workers is exacerbated by the fact there are no "hard and fast rules" about what a performance improvement plan should contain, an employment lawyer says.

As burnout continues to impact workplaces, it's more important than ever for leaders to be positive role models and "guard" their own wellbeing.

"Cultural trip wires" are preventing new executives from performing at their best from the outset, a leadership specialist says.

There is now a much greater onus on employers to take a trauma-informed approach to workplace investigations involving sensitive matters, an employment lawyer says.

Among key lessons from recent adverse action cases, an employment lawyer says it is critical for HR to document any decision-making process and be conscious of the timing around those decisions.