Driven by the workforce's desire for flexibility and employers' need to retain talent, the four-day work week is now much closer on the horizon for some employees, says a Gartner expert.
A manager investigated for inappropriate conduct towards an intoxicated employee has tried to block disciplinary proceedings against him while claiming he was the victim of discrimination.
Employers providing "complete flexibility" for employees to work the hours they want still need visibility and good record-keeping, or they risk breaching modern awards, an employment lawyer warns.
An employee who didn't disclose his mental health issues when he started working for an organisation, because of "privacy and stigma concerns", has lost his adverse action claim.
An employer was entitled to discipline a manager for "highly offensive" and inappropriate activity on LinkedIn, but it failed to properly consider how health issues contributed to his "poor judgment", a commission has ruled.
Since becoming more vocal about its internal LGBT+ community, Lion is seeing more employees actively seeking information about how to be better allies.
Employers now embracing the 'anywhere workforce' trend to access a wider talent pool have important considerations to factor into remuneration decisions, says Robert Half director Nicole Gorton.
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