Honesty and cooperation following workplace misconduct isn't "noteworthy" behaviour that mitigates its seriousness, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in rejecting an unfair dismissal claim.
A three-year leadership development overhaul has helped a major clothing company almost double its employee satisfaction and engagement during the pandemic.
An employer accused of taking sides when a workplace affair went sour was in fact "amenable, flexible and considerate", the Fair Work Commission has found in rejecting a constructive dismissal claim.
An employee has been awarded $45k in damages after her informal complaint about sexual harassment was escalated without her knowledge, triggering a sequence of events that included defamation and victimisation claims.
An employer that made a manager's role redundant, then sought to settle his unfair dismissal claim by offering to re-employ him, did not act unlawfully, the Fair Work Commission has found. But in another case, an employer that didn't consult with an employee beyond initial talks because it saw the task as futile has been ordered to pay him compensation.
An employer's JobKeeper-enabling stand-down direction has been set aside after the Fair Work Commission found the employee could still be usefully employed.
Employers' policies for ensuring the safety of vulnerable workers during the pandemic must be flexible and fluid to account for ever-changing recommendations, a lawyer says in the wake of a high-profile discrimination claim.
In a decision that affects all employers participating in the JobKeeper scheme, the Federal Court has answered a "short but important question" about calculating employees' fortnightly pay.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected a worker's claim that the level of control an organisation exercised over his work indicated an employment rather than contracting relationship.
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.
