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An employer made reasonable adjustments to an employee's "challenging" and "confronting" duties and hours, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in rejecting she was forced to resign due to a lack of support.

A commission has rejected that weekly meetings with a probationary employee were a "performance appraisal" that exempted an employer from liability for his psychological injury.

An extreme focus on productivity might achieve short-term gains, but over time it can have an adverse effect on wellbeing, retention, and more, a workplace lawyer warns.

An employee who repeatedly ignored simple directions on where to start work each day has lost his unfair dismissal claim, with the Fair Work Commission finding his behaviour was "consciously" deceptive.

Offshoring is enabling many organisations to grow more quickly, but it's not yet broadly adopted due to some misconceptions, a talent advisor says.

A senior executive who muttered "offensive" words during an out-of-hours incident has won claims for adverse action and breach of contract, with the Federal Circuit Court chastising his employer for its incorrect allegations and "misleading" investigation.

Adapting to technological change in the workplace is nothing new, but the pace at which AI is evolving, and the lack of time leaders have to stop and think, makes for a unique challenge.

A managing director has failed to disprove allegations he intimidated, excluded and swore at his employer's CEO, with a commission finding these "actual events" created the perception of a hostile workplace.

Organisations can foster greater employee engagement and improve innovation and performance if they shift from a passive to active "listening climate", according to new research.

Workplaces that welcome complaints are better placed to detect and deal with issues before they escalate, so organisations shouldn't worry too much about whether their number is "healthy", a conflict specialist says.