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.
The Fair Work Commission has upheld the sacking of an employee who remained apathetic towards his work despite "substantial" warnings and a clear performance improvement plan.
Office-based employers will struggle to encourage their remote workers back unless they get rid of time-wasting meetings, according to an organisational development specialist.
The Fair Work Commission has upheld an employee's unfair dismissal claim despite "some level of underperformance". Also in this article: new cases on 'reasonable management action', workplace investigations gone wrong, redundancies and more.
An employee suffered a psychiatric injury as a result of a 15-minute "catch up" meeting, but while the manager's approach wasn't "perfect", it was not unreasonable, a commission has ruled.
Urgency drives how work is done and it can help to get more done faster, but often causes inefficient use of time and resources, says a productivity 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.
After years of legislative and regulatory changes, employers' key compliance challenges continue to shift and evolve. Attend this webinar to catch up on recent developments and their HR implications, preparing you and your organisation for what lies ahead.
