A manager caught removing files from her office just days after being informed of a restructure has failed to prove she was unfairly dismissed. Also in this article, new rulings on misconduct, bullying and discrimination, plus studies on long working hours, HR tech costs, and much more.
Facing individual liability for workplace law breaches is a "scary thing", but also an opportunity to increase HR's influence and encourage compliance within organisations, a workplace lawyer says.
An employee has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that being placed on two performance improvement plans after receiving "outstanding" work appraisals amounted to bullying.
An employer that attempted to add "crude" manual labour to a white-collar worker's role has failed in its appeal against paying his redundancy entitlements.
In the latest instalment in a long-running dispute, the Fair Work Commission has upheld the sacking of a worker who breached his employer's zero-tolerance alcohol policy. Also in this article, Fair Work amendments proposed for gig workers; fixes for Australia's "insecure work crisis"; workplace favouritism findings; and more.
Early conversations about retirement can benefit both employers and employees, but they require a high degree of sensitivity and caution, a workplace lawyer says.
Employees can't rely on a lack of social media training to defend online comments that they "would not dream of" making face-to-face, a Fair Work Commissioner has said in upholding a supervisor's dismissal as fair.
New research suggests that rather than self-selecting jobs they can perform independently, gay and lesbian employees are often excluded from roles involving greater levels of social interaction.
An employer's EA application has failed after it provided "bland" award comparisons; how childcare subsidy changes affect working parents; research outlines the workplace's role in reducing mental illness; 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.
