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A worker's employment didn't significantly contribute to his mental stress, a tribunal has ruled, finding his "personality dysfunction" would have caused psychological symptoms regardless of his workplace.

From August, employees will have a legislated right to disconnect from work. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to understand what this means for your organisation.

Criticising managers in work group chats created a "divisive atmosphere", the Fair Work Commission has found in rejecting a supervisor's unfair dismissal claim.

HR can't afford to ignore difficult employees, but focusing on them at the expense of others is like giving too much attention to a child who's throwing a tantrum, a strategist warns.

An employee who called his colleague a "fat exploiter of foreigners" was fairly dismissed despite a "clearly deficient" termination process, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

Employers are being urged to regularly review their control measures in performance management processes, to reduce their risk of workplace psychosocial hazards and workers' compensation claims.

With burnout on the rise, more employers need to "encourage a leave culture" and let staff know that "taking leave is about taking care of yourself", a chief people officer says.

An employee who "sought not to prolong the unpalatable dance of termination" and sent a frustrated text to her employer has been cleared to pursue her general protections claim.

An employer was entitled to direct an absent employee to attend an independent medical examination, after she refused to attend "ridiculous" training on mental health grounds, a commission has found.

An HR department with a shrinking budget can still deliver value, but it shouldn't be expected to deliver "the gold standard", according to an advisor who recommends resetting expectations now.