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HR Daily Community member Phil O'Brien clarifies when misconduct justifies summary dismissal highlighting an employer's "cobbled together" termination defence. Community members are also blogging about racial discrimination at work, casual employment and accessorial liability.

HR Daily Community member Shane Koelmeyer discusses under which circumstances a deed of release can backfire for an employer. Community members are also blogging about dismissals for dr-g and alcohol breaches, managing complainant expectations during investigations, and dealing with workplace racism.

HR Daily Community member Catherine Gillespie looks at how internal narratives sabotage difficult conversations. HR Daily Community members are also discussing the new whistleblower regime, underpayment scandals, workplace investigation hurdles and more.

HR Daily Community member Phil O'Brien shares tips on how to deal with difficult respondents who refuse to attend interviews, answer questions, or become argumentative during workplace investigations. Investigations were a hot topic on the HR Daily Community this week, with other posts discussing rules of evidence, complaint ownership, managing risks and more.

HR Daily Community member Tony Fell examines the theme of broken trust in workplace conflict and whether it can be rebuilt. Community members are also discussing stress at work, technology's impact on culture, work-life balance and more.

HR Daily Community member Jason Clark shares tips to minimise the risk of inappropriate behaviour at Christmas parties, noting that nominating a 'Grinch' can be helpful. HR Daily Community members are also discussing the coaching leadership style, HR's role in relation to artificial intelligence, career development and more.

In this week's featured post, HR Daily Community member Shane Koelmeyer shares a reminder about taking steps to protect confidential information before employees leave. Community members are also discussing written versus audio statements in workplace investigations, investing in the 'right' relationships at work, monitoring employees' online activity and more.

Resilient leaders have to look after themselves before they help others, and in this week's featured post HR Daily Community member Ricky Nowak shares how to say 'no' more often.

Sexual harassment cases are rarely "open and shut", and in this week's featured post, HR Daily Community member Vince Scopelliti outlines employers' obligations and preventative tips.

In this week's featured post, HR Daily Community member Shane Koelmeyer examines what constitutes reasonable disciplinary action, in a case where an employee was sacked after criticising clients. Community members are also discussing mental health, flexible work, investigations, and more.