An employer has been directed to give a casual employee who sought conversion to permanent one final chance to sign a full-time contract, despite his two-month "hesitation" eroding its trust. more

Daily exercise has a positive "one-day lagged effect" on employee wellbeing and job performance, especially when the preceding work demands were high, researchers have found. more

An employee who maintained he was "not in a mental state to text anyone" while absent for more than two months has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission he didn't abandon his employment. more

An employee's failure to declare medication he was taking for mental health issues denied his employer the opportunity to assess whether it posed any workplace risks, the Fair Work Commission has found in upholding his dismissal. more

Employers that take the time to "onboard" their AI tools will be far more likely to realise productivity gains than those taking an approach of "just roll it out and see what happens", a business intelligence specialist says. more