An employer that failed to follow its own work-from-home procedures and provide a remote worker with adequate supervision and feedback has been found liable for her psychological injury.
A new study warns against placing too much faith in 'blind' recruitment's ability to address hiring biases. Meanwhile, contract HR advisors are in high demand across Australia, employers are still failing to support women through menopause, and more.
The Fair Work Commission's decision not to include paid domestic violence leave in modern awards will widen the gap between 'good' and 'poor' employers, an expert says.
As medical, legal and social attitudes towards cannabis evolve, employers might need to rethink their workplace policies and responses to positive test results, an employment lawyer says.
An employer discriminated against an employee by repeatedly challenging whether her "extremely personal" gynaecological condition was legitimate, the Federal Court has found.
Watch this webcast to learn about effective and defensible testing regimes, policy drafting considerations, practical implementation challenges, and more.
A manager who let a performance counselling session become a disciplinary meeting traumatised an employee with his unreasonable, intimidating manner, a tribunal has found.
High-performing HR teams set themselves apart in three ways, research has found. Meanwhile, a high-earning company director has been cleared to claim unfair dismissal, low-income employees feel psychologically unsafe to innovate at work, and more.
Taking employees' biorhythms into account when organising work could be "the next step" for HR in fostering healthier, safer, and more productive workplaces, an academic says.
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.
