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A workplace relations specialist has successfully defended allegations it misled consumers about affiliations with Fair Work agencies and misrepresented the primary function of its helpline. The Federal Court found any reasonable business owner would recognise Employsure's Google ads as advertisements, and there was no prospect of employees being caught in a "marketing web".
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An alarming proportion of leaders are now at risk of burnout for reasons that include virtual meeting fatigue and taking on the "emotional load" of their teams. Select Wellness founder Martine Beaumont says if leaders' mental wellbeing goes unchecked it will impact not just the individual, but the organisation as well, and she shares four steps to prevent burnout.
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Leaders are sceptical about whether new incentives will boost employment. Gadens partner Brett Feltham says the Budget's JobMaker Hiring Credit could potentially skew hiring decisions against older workers, while others question how effectively the range of new subsidies will stimulate jobs growth.
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Dismissing a difficult employee via email was "entirely inappropriate and unnecessarily harsh", the Fair Work Commission has ruled. The case reinforces the importance of affording all employees "natural justice", while also highlighting the perils of email dismissals, Herbert Smith Freehills senior associate Lucy Boyd says.
... Informal discussions about targets were not enough to make an employee aware of performance shortfalls, the FWC has ruled. It found the employer had a valid reason to sack him, but failing to notify him in "clear and explicit terms" before the decision was harsh.
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An employee's behaviour in the lead up to her resignation showed it wasn't a "heat of the moment" mistake that her employer should reconsider, the FWC has found. It said she had been "carrying on" in an aggressive manner and a letter pleading for her job was "disingenuous and an attempt to provide a work-around" to the employer.
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An employer that overhauled its leadership development to focus on 'constructive' styles says the move positioned it much more strongly to maintain engagement during the pandemic. Hanes general group manager Sandra Blackburn says the three-year program made leaders more self-aware, adaptable and authentic.