An employer has successfully defended a claim from an HR team member whose role was made redundant soon after he filed a bullying complaint, in a case that shows businesses shouldn't fear the general protections laws when they have a legitimate reason for termination.
Mishandling a workplace investigation is one of the surest ways for your organisation to end up defending an employee claim. Watch this webcast to understand how to investigate misconduct allegations while minimising your legal exposure.
Do you know how a business sale, insourcing or outsourcing decisions affect employment arrangements and employees' entitlements? Learn about the HR implications of these transactions at our webinar on 8 October. Premium members should click through to request a complimentary pass, while free subscribers can upgrade their membership level here for access.
Employers must swap "lofty statements of intent" for honest conversations about race to create more productive and safe organisations, says a diversity expert.
Employees who achieve fantastic results at a cost to those around them tend to have managers who let them get away with it, causing bigger problems for HR down the track, according to employment lawyer Rod Collinson.
Persistently difficult employees should be given a right to respond to misconduct allegations before dismissal decisions, even in cases where it seems doing so won't make a difference, the Fair Work Commission has highlighted.
A worker who suffered numerous incidents of "unreasonable behaviour" at work has failed in his stop-bullying application, because they involved different managers and therefore weren't repetitious.
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.
