The Fair Work Commission has criticised Westpac for its "tick and flick" approach to workplace training, finding its dismissal of an employee for policy breaches was unfair.
An employee who assaulted a colleague outside of work hours during "extreme emotional anguish" has failed to convince a commission he was unfairly dismissed.
Certain HR practices allow corruption and misconduct to flourish, a new report warns. Also in this article, regulation proposals for the future of work, illegal questions in job interviews are still common, and more.
An employee's stop-bullying application has been rejected, after the Fair Work Commission found the employer's head of HR successfully eliminated the risk of workplace bullying.
An employer was wrong to sack a manager over "implausible" and unfounded allegations that he engaged in racist behaviour and threatened to sack a new employee, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
A long-running case that challenged precedents on compensation for psych injuries has been decided in the employer's favour. Also in this article, NAB reveals how it intends to drive cultural change in the wake of the Royal Commission; calls for bullying victims to receive compensation; and more.
An employee who was sacked for having an undisclosed criminal conviction, after avoiding her employer's police check requests for two years, has successfully claimed she was unfairly dismissed.
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.
