Artificial intelligence applications help HR manage the physical, digital and cultural workplace stimuli affecting the employee experience, thereby boosting engagement and productivity, but employers must involve staff in the design process, new research shows.
A director who could at times be "uncompromising, argumentative or abrasive" has won reinstatement, continuity of service, and $87k in backpay and compensation, after the Fair Work Commission found his dismissal for serious misconduct was unfair.
As employers continue to struggle with resourcing demands, they should be more concerned about the impact this will have on workers' mental health and burnout levels, a psychologist says.
The Fair Work Commission has 'closed its eyes' to certain realities about a contracting relationship, in upholding an organisation's appeal against a finding that a delivery rider was an employee with unfair dismissal rights.
Given the current state of mental health in Australian workplaces, it's crucial for employers to identify early warning signs and take steps to prevent "little issues" from becoming bigger ones. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to understand key issues and opportunities for intervention.
In a market where employees are demanding more than ever, it's crucial for organisations to build stronger leaders who don't pander to their every whim, an advisor says.
An employee who wouldn't consent to being "stabbed" with "poison" has failed to prove her employer dismissed her when it refused to send her to client sites.
The standout finding of new employer branding research is that if organisations don't take action to improve employees' work-life balance, employees will take steps of their own, a talent expert says.
It was not unfair to medically retire an employee who had been on leave for more than two years and whose mental state deteriorated "simply at the thought" of returning to work, the Fair Work Commission has accepted.
An employer has failed to prove that an injured employee's alleged incapacity for work was caused by his pre-existing mixed personality disorder, rather than "persistent and racist" workplace bullying.
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
