Employers are facing increasing pressure to disclose workplace sexual harassment allegations and the outcomes of their investigations, but this requires a careful balancing act.
Ahead of Labor legislating a positive duty to prevent workplace s-xual harassment, there is still a false but "prevailing sense" among employers that having policies and training in place will be enough to discharge it, a lawyer says.
No worker should be sacked for following their doctor's advice before having a COVID-19 vaccination, a Fair Work Commissioner has said in ordering an employee's reinstatement.
Some employees are getting stuck in a "competency trap", where they perform so well in their roles that it stifles their future career opportunities, a leadership expert says.
After sacking an employee for a code of conduct breach involving a consensual s-xual interaction, an employer has successfully appealed against orders to reinstate and compensate him.
In a case that highlights the importance of providing clear reasoning when refusing a vaccination-exemption request, a commission has found an employer's decision was unfair and unreasonable.
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