Upward bullying is on the rise despite remaining "completely under-disclosed", and employers are finding it harder to manage this issue in a remote work context, a lawyer says.
An employer has lost its objection to compensating an employee whose blood pressure spiked in response to escalating workplace stress, causing a serious heart injury.
Employers are "mourning" the IR omnibus Bill's ill-fated enterprise bargaining changes, but there are plenty of other developments in this space to watch and prepare for, an employment lawyer says.
The Fair Work Commission has found an employee would have accepted a demotion and pay cut rather than "face the unemployment queue" during COVID-19, in awarding him maximum compensation for unfair dismissal.
There's a difference between deliberate deceit and misleading statements, the Fair Work Commission has stressed, in finding that summary dismissal was a disproportionate response to an employee's misconduct.
An employee who was told his position was being made redundant "almost immediately" after returning to work from a long absence is entitled to compensation for a psychological injury, a commission has ruled.
An employee who was sacked at the end of her probationary period deliberately lied about her medical history, a tribunal has found, in upholding the denial of her compensation claim.
The Federal Government has failed to commit to key steps towards preventing workplace harassment, gender equity advocates argue. Also in this article, how the pandemic has changed HR, and why employees are hiding their true selves at work.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
