An employer effectively stood down a worker when it ignored her requests to return after lockdowns lifted, and has to compensate her for 19 weeks of lost pay.
A manager and HR business partner who refused to delay a performance meeting so an employee's preferred support person could attend had no reasonable grounds for doing so, a tribunal has ruled.
An organisation that decided to make an employee's position redundant and terminated her employment on the same day has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that it either didn't need to consult her, or already had.
An employee's "naïve belief" that he could unilaterally decide when he would return to his workplace was a valid reason for dismissal, but his employer's "severely flawed" process made it unfair.
HR has never been so challenged, important and busy, with no signs of slowing down. In this webcast, a lawyer discusses the most pressing issues HR professionals are likely to face during 2021 and how to prepare for them.
Little action has occurred on the national s-xual harassment inquiry's recommendations, but employers may find new guidance "illuminating", a workplace lawyer says.
Uber Eats' new contracts have been criticised for 'gagging' workers from speaking out about the company and its practices. Also in this article, a new HR consultancy has opened its doors; another underpayments enforceable undertaking; and more.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.