The High Court's important ruling on redeployment obligations makes it even more crucial for HR practitioners to understand how AI might displace roles in their organisation, a conference heard yesterday.
It was unreasonable to inform an employee who had just raised a bullying grievance that his previous allegations weren't substantiated, a commission has ruled in a psychological injury dispute.
As employers continue to grapple with mandates and directions for office attendance, a workplace advisor says it's "how" decisions are made that will determine whether employees "rebel or engage".
The "destabilising" effect an employee had on the workplace was the reason for her termination, and not the bullying complaint she filed just before it, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled in rejecting her adverse action claim.
Employees' anxiety about losing their jobs to artificial intelligence tools might be misplaced, but employers still have to recognise this fear is a legitimate barrier to successful AI adoption, experts warn HR leaders.
The "silly season" can be a hectic time for all employees, and especially for working parents, but it is possible to maintain high performance without burning out, a mental skills coach says.
The importance of complying with a direction didn't justify the "obstinate rejection" of an employee's explanations for not doing so, the Fair Work Commission has found in ordering her reinstatement.
Advertising for new roles didn't undermine an employer's genuine redundancy defence to a people and culture officer's unfair dismissal claim, the Fair Work Commission has found, in rejecting that any of those positions were suitable for her redeployment.
Continuing to engage with a mentally unwell employee who was certified unfit for work left him with no choice but to resign, and amounted to a harsh dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has found.
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.
