An HR professional exacerbated an employee's pre-existing psychological injury when he "laughed in [her] face" after she gave him a certificate of capacity, a commission has ruled.
In an era of increased wellbeing investment, the way in which programs are labelled and communicated to employees is just as important as the results they seek to achieve, a wellness thought leader says.
Employers can regain some of the water-cooler conversations and incidental learning opportunities they've lost with hybrid work by moving elements of work into the metaverse, a technology and collaboration specialist says.
The end of 2022 saw a raft of new laws being passed, but those reforms are just the start of what HR will face in 2023. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to prepare yourself for the year ahead.
Consultation on the "more controversial parts" of the Albanese Government's proposed industrial relations changes will begin within days, with two tranches of legislation set to be introduced this year.
An employer's purported reasoning for banning a worker from a site was "simply implausible", the Federal Court has ruled, finding his safety complaints "aggravated management" into action.
It was reasonable for a manager to correct an employee's "strongly held" belief that he could choose his own working hours, a tribunal has found in psychological injury proceedings.
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.
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