A hybrid working guideline that allowed employees to work from home up to three days a week was "on one view generous", the Fair Work Commission has found, in a flexible work dispute.
It was reasonable not to award a sacked leader backpay along with her reinstatement, because she received a "very substantial" termination payment and made only "minimal efforts" to mitigate her loss, a Fair Work Commission full bench has ruled.
An employee who claimed he suffered a psychological injury after performance feedback from his supervisor has failed to convince a tribunal that her behaviour amounted to unreasonable action.
An employer's "textbook" performance management process has helped it defend an unfair dismissal claim, with the Fair Work Commission rejecting the employee's claims that system errors and team-wide backlogs explained his shortcomings.
A recent Federal Court ruling heightens employers' obligations to take s-xual harassment complaints seriously, even when there's no witnesses to the alleged conduct, a lawyer says.
No amount of turnover in an HR team could explain the "grossly excessive" time it took to act on a recommendation to terminate a suspended employee, the Fair Work Commission has criticised.
It wasn't unreasonable or unjust to find a long-serving employee's "sheer number of absences" weighed in favour of his dismissal being valid, a Fair Work Commission full bench has ruled.
Although an employee became "disillusioned" during her performance management, the process was fair, and she had options other than agreeing to terminate her employment, the Fair Work Commission has found in rejecting her unfair dismissal claim.
An employer isn't liable to compensate an employee who suffered a psychological injury after being informed of an "inappropriate behaviour" complaint against him, a tribunal has affirmed.
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.
