A major provider of HR services has been hit with a rare costs order, after hiring a competitor's employee in contravention of his contractual restraints.
Is your organisation making progress on gender equality? Is it measuring this progress systematically? A set of public guidelines and templates released last week will help businesses answer these questions and more, Chartered Secretaries Australia CEO Tim Sheehy told a launch in Sydney last week.
Many practical and legal risks can arise when employees work from home or remotely, and not just from ongoing formal arrangements, but also occasional and after-hours work. Watch this webcast to understand how to assess whether an employee has a right to work remotely; understand the legal and practical issues arising from remote work; and more.
The most important aspect of a company restructure is the individual conversations managers have with the people who are losing their jobs, according to Lee Hecht Harrison managing director Bruce Anderson, who says organisations that do this well can actually strengthen their employer brand.
A lot can go wrong when you're downsizing, whether it's two roles or 200. In this podcast, DLA Piper partner Pattie Walsh sets out three key redundancy mistakes.
A tribunal has upheld an employer's decision to sack a worker who admitted - then denied - that he sent a s-xually suggestive email from a colleague's account.
Instead of viewing bullying as an "employee relationship issue", HR professionals should consider how their organisational design might be contributing to the problem, says change expert Sheryle Moon.
An increasing number of Australian employers recognise the business value of a diverse workforce, but most are implementing strategies that neglect a key cohort, says Australian Network on Disability CEO, Suzanne Colbert.
A US employer that refused to make assumptions about what people with disability can and can't do – and was willing to see them fail if it meant giving them a chance to succeed – has dramatically improved the diversity of its workforce and reaped unexpected benefits along the way.
An employee sacked for using foul language during an altercation with his supervisor will receive compensation, after the Fair Work Commission found an HR manager misrepresented a "crucial issue" when documenting the incident.
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.
