A recruitment company used a stand-down direction to force a state manager to resign, so it could avoid paying her contractual entitlement to three months' notice, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An organisation that identified burnout as a major threat to its business, even before the pandemic hit, says a combination of biodata, surveys and trend analysis is helping HR to understand the risk and tailor its response.
An employee sacked for deliberately misusing his company credit card has been awarded compensation for unfair dismissal after the Fair Work Commission found his employer's response was "severely flawed", and amounted to an ambush.
A court has ruled two workers breached their employment contracts, in the absence of any restraint terms, after retaining confidential client information and establishing a competing business.
A fast-growing organisation that established its values early says "doubling down" on them has moved workplace culture from HR's domain into a key element of the business strategy.
An employer has failed to argue it "broadly complied" with redundancy consultation obligations, with the Fair Work Commission saying the steps it took could "never constitute meaningful consultation".
In a case that illustrates the perils of growing "weary or impatient" when trying to follow a fair termination process, the FWC has upheld a "confrontational" employee's unfair dismissal claim.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
