The Fair Work Commission has upheld an employee's sacking for misconduct including aggression towards co-workers and misusing a company credit card, despite finding his employer exaggerated some of the allegations against him.
Proposed discrimination legislation would impact codes of conduct at Australia's large employers. Also in this article: an employer's $7m classification mistake; voluntary mental health disclosures; and more.
The "soft control" an organisation has over gig workers is an important factor in determining whether an employment relationship or true independent contracting exists, the Fair Work Commission has highlighted.
Employers are getting caught out by inadequate labour market testing and other mistakes in their skilled visa applications, a sponsorship specialist warns.
The Fair Work Commission has upheld a ruling that a redeployment opportunity involved an unreasonable commute, after evidence showed the employer failed to consider all the costs involved.
An urgent fix is required for the "broken" system that is enabling increasing numbers of high-paid workers to pursue double-dipping claims, employer association leaders say.
Changing business structures are 'fissuring' workplaces, effectively breaking employment relationships to workers' detriment, according to an international labour market expert.
An employee has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that his supervisor, in calling and texting him on his day off about an upcoming meeting, was harassing him.
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.
