The past year's unfair dismissal rulings have highlighted new challenges facing employers, while providing important insights and lessons. Watch this webcast to understand what lies ahead in this jurisdiction.
The "Great Vacation" might be more likely to occur than the Great Resignation, with cashed-up employees seeking extended holidays instead of resigning, a Gartner VP says.
An employer and two directors have been fined $225,500 for underpaying an employee and then producing false documentation to the Fair Work Ombudsman in a "brazen" cover-up attempt.
A month of meditation can reduce an employee's stress levels by a third, research shows, but barriers remain to normalising mindfulness as part of wellbeing programs.
The performance management process that preceded a senior employee's dismissal was "ham-fisted and disrespectful", the Fair Work Commission has ruled in awarding him nearly $24k compensation.
Three key mentoring trends have emerged over the past 12 months, and there's one trait that sets apart 'great' mentors from those who are just 'good', new research indicates.
An alcohol policy recommended for a harassment-prone workplace is part of a "comprehensive approach to work health and safety" that every employer could consider, a lawyer says.
Hiring someone to replace an older employee before he was ready to retire made him believe he was expendable, a court has ruled in upholding his discrimination claim.
The "extensive support" an employer provided outweighed any unfairness in its decision to demote an underperforming employee who was experiencing personal difficulties, a commission has found.
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.
