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.
An FWC ruling reinforces a general expectation that employees will keep their remuneration terms and conditions confidential, but in an age of over-sharing, employers shouldn't always assume this will happen, a lawyer warns.
An employer had a valid reason to sack a worker for belittling Facebook comments, but has been ordered to pay him $28k in compensation after HR made "significant" procedural errors.
An employer that covertly viewed an employee's Facebook page and then gave her a final warning for social media misconduct didn't commit a privacy breach, a court has ruled.
An employer that kept HR "out of the loop" of a workplace s-xual harassment investigation has lost its appeal against an employee's compensation for a psychological injury.
Australia should scrap its outdated long-service leave system, according to an academic. Meanwhile, one in two HR managers intend to increase salaries this quarter; a new ruling casts doubt on the anti-bullying laws' coverage; and more.
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