A new report is urging employers not to let "superstar" employees get away with s-xual harassment. Also in this article, organisations are calling for stronger obligations to prevent harassment.
An employer could have prevented two unfair dismissal claims by resetting its workplace culture and reinforcing the line between banter and bullying, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Workplace academics have called on HR professionals to take informal harassment complaints more seriously, and assess the extent to which their organisational culture tolerates bad behaviour.
An employer's HR practices have been scrutinised in a workplace bullying review, revealing inferior grievance management and recruitment processes. Also in this article, why bored managers design boring jobs; HR's expanding role and skillset; and more.
A manager should have recognised that his behaviour towards younger female employees would come across as "odd" and "obsessive", the Fair Work Commission has ruled in rejecting his unfair dismissal claim.
An employer acted reasonably in sacking an employee who tried to undermine managers, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. Also in this article, two misconduct-related dismissals upheld despite their procedural defects.
Employers considering waiving confidentiality agreements to assist the s-xual harassment inquiry might be best served by weighing the legal and other implications on a case-by-case basis, 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.
