Boards now expect a three-to-four-year process for internal CEO succession planning, with HR playing a vital role communicating with key players, developing relationships, and ensuring granular clarity around goals and expectations.
An employer effectively forced a poor-performer to resign but it didn't unfairly sack him; rather, it was trying to give him a "dignified exit", the Fair Work Commission has found.
Today's hyper-competitive labour market differs from those of the past, rendering familiar tools inadequate in attracting and retaining talent. Watch this webcast to understand which strategies will have the most impact.
In a new decision under the Fair Work Act's powers to order sexual harassment to stop, a Deputy President has examined when harassment will be deemed to have occurred "at work".
Rapid antigen tests are set to play a vital role in keeping workplaces safe during the pandemic. Watch this Q&A to understand your organisation's legal rights and obligations under any RAT program.
The causes and symptoms of burnout are now better understood, but employers are yet to catch up with addressing some of its more serious physical health impacts, a clinical and academic neurologist says.
It's possible for managers to listen to employees' problems without taking responsibility for solving them, but many instead opt for EAP referrals, with some unwanted consequences.
An employer's flawed approach to managing misbehaviour contributed to an employee's "defiant protestation and lack of cooperation", the Fair Work Commission has found in upholding his unfair dismissal claim.
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.
