Blaming a general manager for stalling a redundancy consultation process, when the purpose of any further discussion remained "opaque", was "self-serving and disingenuous", the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Ever-increasing psychological injury claims mean employers are now at a "critical juncture", needing leaders to step up their management of challenging workplace situations. This webcast unpacks the concept of reasonable management action and outlines best-practice ways to approach difficult processes.
Employers should never underestimate the impact of microaggressions and other "low-level" entrenched behaviours, as they can escalate "very rapidly", an HR advisor says in our new series, 'From case to culture'.
An "attitude of reticence or disinclination" towards making intractable bargaining declarations goes against the reforms' intentions, a Fair Work Commission full bench has ruled.
Family and domestic violence affects about 20% of the working population, making it a critical issue for all organisations and HR practitioners. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to ensure your workplace has the right frameworks in place.
It was "difficult to understand" how an employee's private sexual conversations with someone outside of work became a work-related matter, a commission has commented in upholding his appeal.
Executives' misplaced fears around liability are standing in the way of psychosocial safety management, while increasing "the far greater risks of inaction", experts warn.
Temporarily moving a supervisor to a different role after she reported feeling overwhelmed repudiated her employment contract and resulted in a constructive dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Employers should be much more interested in the information they're collecting about employees, including from "private" conversations held on work platforms, according to a lawyer.
The Fair Work Commission has considered in detail what constitutes sexual harassment, and what doesn't, in upholding the dismissal of an employee who denied his messages about "love" and requests for a date had any sexual element.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
