It is becoming more common for businesses to cut senior executives' pay as a form of disciplinary action or to publicly take responsibility for perceived corporate wrongdoing, a workplace lawyer says.
Recent redundancy decisions that have been overturned involve a redeployment sabotage, abandoned performance management, inadequate consultation, and more.
A report on the Australian Olympic Committee's HR practices has highlighted a mismatch with its stated values, with staff members characterising the former culture as "toxic".
Poor behaviour at work that falls short of misconduct can be the most difficult to manage, but too often employers turn a blind eye, a workplace lawyer warns.
An employer that failed to take timely action in response to bullying and harassment complaints against a director has been ordered to pay her $1.5 million in damages.
With the number of Australians working second jobs increasing, there is much more obligation on employers to monitor their workers more closely, an employment lawyer says.
An employer's procedural errors weren't so great as to make a manager's dismissal for drinking while at work unfair, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. Meanwhile, an employee's mass email speculating about job cuts justified his sacking, while another's abusive response to an "overly keen" supervisor also warranted termination.
An employer that told a pregnant employee her role was being made redundant two days before she went on maternity leave took unlawful adverse action against her, a court has ruled.
An employer has been given the go-ahead to cross-claim $450,000 against a former salesperson, who it alleges misled the company about his skills and experience.
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.
