Every HR professional should understand the key terms in employment contracts, when to review and vary them, and how contracts interact with legislation, industrial instruments and workplace policies. Watch this webcast to ensure you're across these areas.
Court rulings show how important it is to draft contracts clearly, and to include simple clauses that can protect organisations from expensive litigation, but many employers still haven't learned the lessons, says Hynes Legal associate director, Kristin Duff.
The end of any contracting arrangement heralds a heightened risk of employee entitlement claims, but those involving unpaid superannuation are particularly hard to defend and costly to address, according to PwC partner Rohan Geddes.
Nothing unsettles staff quite like the word "redundancy", but according to lawyer Natalie Spark, avoiding it and skirting around the issue can do more harm than good.
Different time zones, isolated workers and productivity concerns can all be turned from challenges to advantages with some creative thinking, a conference heard this week.
In a ruling that could generate a wave of new obligations for employers, the Federal Court has found the Commonwealth Bank's failure to consider redeployment opportunities before dismissing an executive breached an implied duty of trust and confidence.
HR professionals should ensure they understand all the components of settlement deeds, or risk protracted negotiations and unenforceable agreements, according to employment lawyer Karen Jones.
Including a "gardening leave" clause in executives' contracts is always a good idea, but doing so won't necessarily mean you can enforce it, says employment lawyer Emma Pritchard.
A "very significant" judgment, awarding in excess of $300,000 to a terminated bank executive, should send employers rushing to redraft their contracts and policies, says Harmers chief operating officer Emma Pritchard.
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.
