Browsing: Health, wellbeing & safety (1263 items)

An employer that remained unaware of a worker's health issues while performance managing him has been cleared of unfair dismissal.

Informing HR managers of a worker's Asperger's diagnosis was reasonable management action, a commission has ruled in finding an employer not liable for his psychological injury.

An employer was wrong to dismiss a worker based on an HR investigation that excluded him from a crucial aspect, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

Employees would sacrifice other workplace benefits for employers to focus more on their wellbeing, research has found, yet efforts in this area appear to have stalled.

A high-profile reinstatement order for a worker dismissed for swearing at work has been stayed, on the basis of the employer's "arguable" appeal grounds. Also in this article, a recap of recent case law, and new research on the benefits of inclusion, the size of the gender pay gap, workspace design trends, demand for HR roles, and much more.

More work must be done to keep employees in "good work" to stem the tide of sickies, stress claims, and mental illness, a leading medical practitioner says.

An employer that was unaware of an employee's diabetes, or how increasing his workload would affect him, has been found guilty of indirect discrimination.

Keeping engagement and motivation high in the run up to the year-end doesn't have to cost much effort or budget, says a top corporate coach.

An employer has avoided liability for an L&D manager's Facebook posts that referred to people at work as "oxygen thieves" and "turkeys".