Managing an ill, injured or absent employee back into, or out of, the workplace requires a cautious approach. This webcast will help you ensure every step taken minimises rather than adds to your organisation's legal risks.
S-xual harassment "doesn't pop out of nowhere", and employers could do more to foster workplace cultures that prevent it, according to S-x Discrimination Commissioner Liz Broderick.
A long-serving employee who justified an altercation with a colleague as "a man's right to fight back" was harshly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has found.
The Productivity Commission has recommended further clarifying the Fair Work Act's general protections provisions, and capping the compensation that can be awarded in adverse action claims, in its review of the workplace relations system.
An employee who described her colleagues as unprofessional and lazy, and said her job was boring and beneath her, has failed to convince the Federal Circuit Court that her dismissal was actually triggered by her taking sick leave.
The Fair Work Commission has refused an HR manager's request to correct its erroneous reporting of her conduct towards an employee who accused her of bullying.
An employee who suffered ongoing s-xual harassment by her manager should not bear any of the blame for continuing to put herself in close proximity to him, a tribunal has ruled.
The new employee share scheme regime makes options a much more attractive inclusion in remuneration packages, improving an employer's ability to motivate and retain executives and high performers. Find out what the changes entail in this webcast.
Corporate crises such as the collapse of Enron and the Fukushima nuclear disaster could have been prevented with more active HR management, according to a risk management expert.
Employers should tailor their motivation techniques for the changing nature of work, not a shift in the generations undertaking it, says an HR analytics expert.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
