An employer was wrong to consider its longstanding mobile phone policy wasn't a "working arrangement" that could be the subject of a flexible work request, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Employees' mental health scores are aligned with how "humane" they perceive their manager to be, and how well they think managers maintain their own work-life balance, according to wellbeing specialists.
Difficulties in ensuring an injured employee adhered to his return-to-work plan "could and should have been avoided", but this didn't give him no choice but to quit, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Perceived unfairness is one of the key challenges that can arise when providing workplace adjustments for neurodiverse employees, a mental health expert says.
This HR Daily Premium webcast discusses neuroinclusive practices that help overcome challenges associated with disclosures and diagnoses; fairness and equity complaints; champion programs; and more.
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.
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.
An employee's misconduct didn't involve "innocuous indiscretions", as he claimed, but rather a pattern of inappropriate and careless behaviour, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in unfair dismissal proceedings.
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.
