Preparing for Christmas party disasters; and more

HR professionals shouldn't let the fear of misbehaviour at the work Christmas party ruin their fun, but they should still prepare for the worst, HR Daily Community member Mathew Paine says in this week's featured post.

Other posts this week cover three important HR lessons from the Financial Services Royal Commission, how to create a safe and healthy workplace, and more. Browse the posts here:

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Previous 'acclaim' for misconduct undermines unfair dismissal defence

Sacking an employee for breaching a company policy was unfair, the Fair Work Commission has found, in circumstances where there was no evidence she'd received specific instructions, and where she'd previously been "acclaimed" by co-workers for the same conduct. more