An employee who was sacked for jaywalking after a safety crackdown has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that his employer's inconsistent enforcement prior to the stricter rules rendered his dismissal unfair.
HR professionals have an "enormous" part to play in building a robust safety culture, especially in light of new industrial manslaughter laws targeting organisations and their officers.
An employer has failed to prove its overtime changes, which caused a worker's psychological injury, were an 'administrative action' that should preclude it from compensating her. Also in this article, new cases on bullying, employee deception, redundancy and more; pay growth predictions for 2020...
Employers have a duty to maintain a safe place of work, but must be careful not to breach discrimination protections in their responses to the coronavirus outbreak, a lawyer says.
A tribunal has ordered compensation for an employee who suffered a psychological injury after reviewing records of workplace bullying and harassment she experienced 10 years earlier.
A tribunal has agreed to hear a discrimination claim by an employee who alleges she had to pay $5000 for her own medical assessment because her employer had misgivings about her mental health.
An employer has failed to appeal an unfair dismissal ruling against it; pay transparency is in the spotlight; workplaces lack formal mental health strategies; and more.
A pilot program has demonstrated that training frontline employees to understand and cope with customer misbehaviour can significantly reduce such incidents and their associated costs.
Many HR practitioners don't feel psychologically safe in their workplace, and perceive that very little tailored support is available, according to research.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
