An employee has been ordered by the Fair Work Commission to return to the office one day per week, after refusing a reasonable direction to do so while his flexible work dispute was being determined.
Remote work now "stands in the way" of many important conversations and healthy workplace relationships, according to world-renowned psychotherapist Esther Perel.
An employer's rejection of a remote-working request was "soundly based" on reasonable business grounds, as face-to-face interactions can improve relationships, collaboration, and staff development, the Fair Work Commission has accepted.
Embedding a 'smart' working culture goes beyond implementing hybrid work arrangements and requires leaders to "challenge the assumptions of necessity", a flexible working expert says.
A remote worker was unfairly dismissed for refusing to accept changes to her position that would require her to perform her duties in the office, the Fair Work Commission has found.
An employer has failed to overturn a decision that found it took a "blanket approach" to considering a manager's request to work entirely from home, with a court concluding it had breached its own flexible work policy.
An employer's "poor and uninformed" response to a pregnant manager's working-from-home request did not amount to a constructive dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has found.
An employer that questioned a "high-achieving" employee's commitment to his role after he worked from home on mandatory in-office days has been ordered to pay him more than $26k in compensation for unfair dismissal.
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.
