The Federal Government has failed to commit to key steps towards preventing workplace harassment, gender equity advocates argue. Also in this article, how the pandemic has changed HR, and why employees are hiding their true selves at work.
An employer has successfully defended sacking an employee for breaching its code of conduct, after he was found guilty of a sexual offence outside working hours.
Employees are calling for action on gendered violence as s-xual assault and harassment reports continue to escalate. Meanwhile, the Fair Work Commission has extended pandemic-related flexibilities in awards; and more.
The accusations against IR Minister Christian Porter highlight a raft of complex considerations for employers around handling s-xual assault allegations, along with the need for urgent action on last year's harassment recommendations.
Employers are receiving mixed messages about their COVID-19 vaccination rights, which could end up in a common law "battle", lawyers say. Also in this article, why proper HR is the solution to Parliament's s-xual harassment issue.
HR has never been so challenged, important and busy, with no signs of slowing down. In this webcast, a lawyer discusses the most pressing issues HR professionals are likely to face during 2021 and how to prepare for them.
Little action has occurred on the national s-xual harassment inquiry's recommendations, but employers may find new guidance "illuminating", a workplace lawyer says.
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.