The benefits of an employee putting themselves in a colleague's shoes during workplace conflicts have been widely recognised, but researchers now say the cost has been largely overlooked.
A general manager who was verbally abused, micromanaged, and pressured to work outside of her contracted hours has been awarded compensation for a psychological injury.
CBA HR managers were "indifferent" to the risks that individual flexibility arrangements weren't meeting employees' EA entitlements, the Federal Court has ruled.
An employee voluntarily resigned before her employer had the opportunity to rectify its mistake in rostering her on with a colleague she claimed was bullying her, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employer's failure to warn a worker that his repeated swearing and verbal abuse put his job at risk rendered his sacking unfair, the Fair Work Commission has found in awarding him $33k in compensation.
When embarking on an EVP project it's crucial to consider what specific problem needs solving, instead of just focusing on what will make careers pages more attractive, a specialist says.
A large employer designed a restructure to manage out a "difficult and litigious" senior employee who "actively and successfully" exercised her workplace rights, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled.
An employer has failed to prove a worker who had been absent for more than 12 months had abandoned his employment, with the Fair Work Commission finding he was too unwell, rather than unwilling, to return.
An employee who was "locked out" of her workplace before discovering she'd been sacked for fraud and policy breaches has won compensation for unfair dismissal.
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