Qantas took unlawful adverse action when deciding to outsource thousands of positions to prevent workers from engaging in industrial action, despite those workers not having a workplace right to take such action at the time, the High Court has ruled.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has accused six employees of engaging in a "sham exercise" when they voted up an enterprise agreement, finding their approval was "entirely lacking in authenticity and moral authority".
A personalised wellbeing program has inspired 96% of leaders to enhance their resilience and be better role models for wellbeing, a KPMG Australia director says.
An employer mischaracterised an employee's "carelessness" as serious misconduct, which further "coloured its judgement" about his lack of remorse, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in unfair dismissal proceedings.
An employer criticised for failing to undertake "even the most basic level of investigative analysis" has been ordered to reinstate an employee it sacked for misconduct.
As the need for real-time employee experience insights grows, the realm of "data exhaust" might just be the "future of employee listening", an EX advisor says.
It was "incumbent" on an employer to investigate allegations an employee had been spreading rumours at work, but its process was "most inappropriate", and caused a psychological injury, a commission has ruled.
Economic conditions are prompting more employers to examine their workforces and restructure strategically, but this requires extra caution in today's litigious landscape. Watch this webcast to ensure your organisation's decisions are legally sound and defensible.
In a decision that "highlights the perils of litigating hurt feelings", a court has found an employee wrongly interpreted "petty workplace disagreements" as race-based insults.
The Closing Loopholes Bill is "really bold legislation" set to fundamentally change Australia's employment laws, and it requires employers to start taking some practical steps now, a lawyer says.
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.
