An employee who had "little regard" for his employer's leave policies has failed to prove a performance improvement plan was designed to increase pressure on him and result in his dismissal.
As CEOs and leadership teams make strategic plans for the coming year, senior HR professionals can take them by the hand to give advice, and take some tasks off their plate, an expert says.
A worker's "general comments" about his mental health meant an employer was unaware that he required more workplace support than it otherwise gave him, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in unfair dismissal proceedings.
The more stigma around mental health declines, the more employee expectations rise, according to an expert who says leaders will need ongoing help to meet them.
Amid soaring absence rates many employees are now being accused of abandoning their employment, but there's a high threshold for establishing this in a dispute, a lawyer says.
The Fair Work Commission has ordered an employee's reinstatement after finding "one isolated incident" at work, which resulted in criminal charges, didn't warrant dismissal "without some kind of warning first".
The boundaries of what activity an employer can regulate outside the workplace or normal hours have always been blurry, a situation now exacerbated by hybrid and remote working. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to get a clearer picture of what your organisation is responsible for, and how behaviour can be managed.
Demoting an employee whose "zealous approach" to his role negatively affected workplace relationships was fair and reasonable, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
A hospitality employer experiencing "unacceptable" turnover is now "thinking differently" about how to bridge its talent gap, its interim people leader says.
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.
