Modern awards are set to change in light of casual employment reforms, and the Fair Work Commission has set out its next steps. Also in this article, new rulings on casual termination and bullying people moves in HR, and more.
An employee who alleged she suffered 20 instances of unlawful adverse action during her three-month probation has lost her $3.8 million general protections claim.
A new enterprise agreement that proposes giving employees the right to disconnect from work is far from groundbreaking, but employers should "absolutely" expect to face more demands along these lines, a lawyer says.
It was unfair to sack an employee whose performance deteriorated after a workplace injury and caused "resentment" from her manager, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in awarding maximum compensation.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has rejected an employer's appeal against reinstating a worker dismissed for breaching its code of conduct while he was on annual leave.
It was wrong for a Fair Work Commissioner to conclude an employer unfairly dismissed a poor-performing employee because she hadn't received any warnings about her conduct, a full bench has ruled.
An employer has successfully defended sacking an employee for breaching its code of conduct, after he was found guilty of a sexual offence outside working hours.
An employee's partner failed her "spectacularly" in his role as support person and caused her to be unfairly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has found.
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.
