The Fair Work Commission has cautioned employers against pre-preparing termination letters, after finding an employee was unfairly dismissed for failing to sufficiently improve her performance.
Slight changes in the wording used to describe performance management can make the difference between whether it's perceived as a "weapon" to exit poor performers, or a genuine attempt to develop and retain employees, Accenture's HR leader says.
It was unfair to dismiss an employee who vented her frustrations about COVID-related work changes on social media and whose performance was "occasionally deficient", the Fair Work Commission has found.
Employees with some say over when, where, and how long they work for are much more likely to be high-performing than those with less flexibility, new research shows.
A poor-performing employee was not given an adequate opportunity or support to improve, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in upholding his unfair dismissal claim.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected that an employee should have been aware his performance was below the required standard because his manager had daily informal discussions with him about targets.
A supervisor showed "great restraint" when dealing with a difficult employee's performance issues, the Fair Work Commission has found in dismissing a stop-bullying application.
An employer has been ordered to pay a senior executive more than $1.1 million in damages after it sacked her without reasonable notice, in breach of an employment contract she never signed.
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.
