An employee who applied for a full-time job then requested part-time hours has failed to prove her employer's refusal amounted to discrimination on the basis of her parenting responsibilities.
HR professionals are being urged to take action early rather than wait to prepare their organisations for proposed workplace s-xual harassment and discrimination changes.
The safest course for employers that want to improve their workplace gender diversity while complying with discrimination legislation is to obtain an exemption for their hiring practices, a lawyer says.
An employer's refusal to let an injured employee return to full-time duties, and its subsequent response to her bullying and discrimination complaints, were reasonable actions, a commission has ruled.
Workplace s-xual harassment legislation introduced to Parliament today will amend the Fair Work Act's anti-bullying jurisdiction so the Fair Work Commission can make 'stop s-xual harassment' orders.
An employee has failed to convince a tribunal that a conference call in which she tearfully spoke of her father's death led to her dismissal on the grounds of disability.
The Federal Government plans to propose s-xual harassment law reforms by the end of June. Also in this article: AI-informed recruitment issues and more.
A court has upheld a finding that an employer didn't discriminate against an employee who claimed to have a rash that caused him to "unconsciously" scratch his pelvic region.
Workplace bullying complaints continue to pose significant challenges for employers, including where the behaviour doesn't meet the legal definition of bullying or the threshold to make a claim. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to understand key lessons from cases where bullying complaints interact with other claims and issues.
What constitutes "best practice" when managing neurodiversity at work is evolving all the time. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to learn how to embed neuroinclusive practices into HR programs and every stage of the employment lifecycle.
