The Fair Work Commission isn't required to obtain an employer's consent before amending an enterprise agreement that it believes doesn't pass the better-off-overall test, a full bench has affirmed.
An employer is reporting higher engagement and lower attrition risks among its workforce, following a technology transformation that increased the visibility of work in its pipeline.
An employee's "bizarre" bullying and harassment allegations were not based on "real events", a tribunal has found, in denying her compensation for a psychological injury.
Amid all the current "noise about technology", organisations should be considering how to upgrade their "human operating systems", by changing their workplace rituals, according to work futurist Dom Price.
An employee was sacked for using a derogatory term he'd never heard of, based on the evidence of a coworker with a "dead-set agenda" against him, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Employees' perceptions of their employers' intentions in offering wellbeing initiatives play a big part in shaping the programs' outcomes, according to new research.
After assuring an HR practitioner that her continuity of service wouldn't be broken when she transitioned from permanent to casual, an employer has nonetheless defeated her subsequent unfair dismissal claim by relying on an 11-day gap between her contracts.
It was highly unlikely an employee would have been sacked if her employer had afforded her "basic procedural fairness", the Fair Work Commission has ruled, in awarding her maximum compensation for unfair dismissal.
Many employers' reconciliation and cultural inclusion efforts are failing to achieve meaningful change, due to widespread fears of having difficult conversations, according to authorities in the space.
When an employer receives a complaint or becomes aware of a conduct issue, it's not always appropriate to go down a traditional disciplinary path. This HR Daily Premium Q&A will discuss alternative options and how to determine which is best in various circumstances.
Recent constructive dismissal claims highlight the risks involved in accepting a resignation from an employee who is experiencing mental health issues. Watch this Q&A to understand the rulings' implications for all employers.
