There were "sensible" alternatives available to an employer that chose to sack an absent employee for refusing to retire on grounds of ill health, a commission has ruled.
An employer has defended rejecting a job applicant, who was seeking $1 million and an apology after claiming its decision not to hire him amounted to age discrimination.
An employer has to pay nearly $45k in compensation to an employee it sacked almost immediately after she gave a "sharp and defiant" response to its criticism.
Workplaces that actively foster curiosity can expect higher engagement and a better bottom line, but few make sufficient room for it, a workplace advisor warns.
In less than a month employers will have new obligations for disclosing technology-assisted workforce decision-making, and many haven't yet grappled with the scale of the task, a lawyer warns.
HR teams might think they have more pressing risks to manage, but if they don't act quickly to comply with imminent privacy obligations, a lawyer says organisations could face "immediate" consequences.
It was reasonable to require an employee to pass a safety refresher course, but the way his employer handled his failure to do so meant it couldn't establish a defence to his resulting psychological injury, a tribunal has found.
A manager ordered to pay more than $250k for breaching s-xual harassment and victimisation laws is appealing both the compensation award and the primary findings that he subjected an employee to "nightmare" conduct.
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