The onus will be on leaders to "show their work" this year, with the best celebrated for providing greater transparency into the 'why' behind decisions and company strategy, according to an HR specialist.
In light of the new paid FDV leave entitlement in the National Employment Standards, employers' policies should "very clearly" spell out exactly how employees can go about accessing it, a lawyer says.
An employer that dismissed a worker must now face his general protections claim, despite its lateness, after his representative made errors during lodgement, followed by an "embarrassing" extension request.
"Very real" workplace tensions played a large part in an employee's mental health deteriorating, but the main cause was a "raft" of personal issues, a commission has ruled.
It was "capricious and spiteful" to dismiss an employee who showed "unsophisticated" geographical and emotional intelligence when commenting on a colleague's race, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in awarding her maximum compensation.
Recent Fair Work Act amendments represent the most significant and profound changes to the bargaining system since 2009, a workplace lawyer says. Watch this webcast to understand how to respond to them.
More than two years after an employer was found to have discriminated against a sexually harassed employee, a tribunal has awarded her $53k in compensation.
An employer has been blocked from sacking a worker who it believed lied during her job interview, because it was unclear whether it followed a procedurally fair disciplinary process.
It was unfair of an employee not to tell his employer about a mental disability that could affect his work performance, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled in adverse action proceedings.
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.
