Organisations making urgent lay-offs must still comply with their consultation requirements, the Fair Work Commission has highlighted, in rejecting that an employer had no time to consult before making a role redundant.
Even if it's impossible for an employer to change a decision about planned redundancies, it must comply with its consultation obligations, a workplace lawyer says. Meanwhile, an enterprise bargaining specialist says it's never been more crucial for employers to have skilled negotiators at the table.
An employer took appropriate steps to ensure an unwell employee was "sound of mind" before accepting his resignation, a Fair Work Commission full bench has found in upholding its constructive dismissal appeal.
The Fair Work Commission has criticised an employer for requesting a stay of an unfair dismissal compensation order, after it failed to comply with the payment deadline.
Family and domestic violence affects about 20% of the working population, making it a critical issue for all employers to manage well. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to ensure your organisation has the right frameworks in place.
The case of an employee who denied his messages about "love" to a colleague had any s-xual element raises broader issues for HR around communication and intent across different work cohorts, a conflict specialist says.
In appealing an unfair dismissal ruling, an employer has unsuccessfully argued that prohibiting an employee from working after she resigned was a "reasonable operational decision".
It wasn't reasonable for an employer to rely on a manager's "eyewitness" account of a workplace assault, given he then "took absolutely no action, and continued on with the working day", a commissioner has ruled.
Organisations are spending more on workplace wellbeing, but they're not seeing it translate to higher employee engagement, nor do employees consider themselves well supported at work, according to new research.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
