A top-ranked university lecturer who was sacked for failing to achieve newly-introduced performance benchmarks has won reinstatement, with the Fair Work Commission finding more than 10 reasons her "poor performance" rating was unfair.
An employee has won reinstatement after arguing his performance improvement plans failed to consider his personal circumstances and set him up to fail.
High-performance work practices have long been associated with increased competition, but new research suggests they actually prevent negative behaviours such as bullying.
Casual employment issues, performance management, misconduct terminations and leadership were hot topics in HR this year, a review of HR Daily's most-read articles shows.
An employee who was promoted to a role she was unable to perform, and left "out of her depth", has been denied both reinstatement and compensation despite winning an unfair dismissal action.
Managers typically fall into four types, but only one consistently achieves better results than the others and triples the likelihood of an employee becoming a high performer, according to Gartner experts.
The Fair Work Commission has castigated a large employer for its "astounding" lack of HR support, in ordering a $10,000 unfair dismissal payout to a former employee sacked for poor performance.
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.
