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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.
A recent unfair dismissal finding against an HR and recruitment consultancy highlights the need for proper process even in seemingly clear-cut cases of misconduct.
Employees facing criminal charges are "more common than you'd think", according to a legal expert, who advises simple rules for employers to follow in determining a course of action.
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
