The performance management process that preceded a senior employee's dismissal was "ham-fisted and disrespectful", the Fair Work Commission has ruled in awarding him nearly $24k compensation.
The "extensive support" an employer provided outweighed any unfairness in its decision to demote an underperforming employee who was experiencing personal difficulties, a commission has found.
Vulnerability is now a key skill for leaders, and it's changing performance management and driving results for a major pharmaceutical company, its people leader says.
Peer-based performance feedback is not only more accurate but also far more engaging for employees to receive, says globally renowned leadership specialist Simon Sinek.
Performance management should operate virtually the same way it does in person, but managers are avoiding these conversations completely or not holding them well, an experienced HR leader says.
An employee was wrong to think a performance improvement plan was an attempt to "push her out of the company", the Fair Work Commission has found, accepting that an HR manager tried to alleviate her fears.
An employee has won reinstatement and nearly three years' backpay after a tribunal found her morbid obesity led to discrimination and 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.
