HR professionals are not experts on how people with vision impairment function in the workplace, so to make the most of this untapped talent pool, they must ask the people who are, says former Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes.
An employee who was fired for sending an anti-Muslim email at work has been awarded almost $29,000 in compensation, after the Fair Work Commission found his termination was harsh and unreasonable.
Certain leadership styles can increase workplace psychosocial risks, so employers must take this into account in leadership selection and performance management processes, argues a psychologist.
An employer that failed to conduct "frank and transparent" performance reviews, or promptly deal with behavioural issues, gave up its right to summarily dismiss two workers for bullying, the FWC has ruled.
A culture of accountability will drive performance, behaviour and results in your workplace – but how do you go about creating it? Watch this webcast to understand how to build employee ownership.
The Fair Work Commission has warned an HR department against taking a "scattergun" approach when making allegations of misconduct, urging it to instead focus on "key" breaches.
The Royal Australian Navy has reduced the incidence of inappropriate workplace behaviour, and overcome recruitment and retention issues, through a long-running cultural reform project.
An employer's response to an Indigenous worker's complaint about racially offensive remarks was reasonable, the Federal Circuit Court of Australia has ruled in dismissing a discrimination claim.
A Victorian employer will have legal representation in an upcoming bullying case after the Fair Work Commission accepted it had no employees with sufficient skills or experience to represent it. In a separate case, the Commission has altered its first substantive stop-bullying order to make it more practical to comply with.
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.
