A tribunal has found that employees' offensive racial comments were not direct discrimination. Meanwhile, ambitious performance goals make workers anxious; five performance management trends have emerged this year; and four steps make it easier to manage difficult employees.
An employer's failed attempt to prohibit an executive from joining another employer highlights the importance of carefully drafting restraint of trade clauses, a lawyer says.
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An HR manager who was involved in unlawfully deducting $130k from employee wages and then falsifying records to conceal the activity has been fined $10,000.
Managers who know about interpersonal problems in the workplace often mistakenly assume that in the absence of a formal complaint, they're under no obligation to act, an employment lawyer warns.
A supervisor who was sacked for s-xually harassing his female colleagues wasn't a "victim" of the workplace culture, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in an unfair dismissal dispute.
The Fair Work Commission granted fewer than one per cent of stop-bullying applications in 2015-16, according to its annual report. Meanwhile, research shows HR professionals are far more engaged than other employees; employers are now struggling less to fill positions; and organisations are failing to properly manage travel health.
Some employers have successfully stepped up to the task of managing psychosocial safety, but in many other workplaces, initiatives are falling flat. Join us for an HR Daily webinar to understand what's holding back progress in this critical space and how to move forward.
