As the end of the year approaches, tensions start to run high and minor quibbles quickly become full-blown conflicts. This webcast sets out the role HR can play in defusing stressful workplace cultures.
The Fair Work Commission has commended an employer's procedurally fair process in the lead-up to dismissing an employee who was injured outside of work and could no longer perform her job.
An employer that admitted to keeping no accurate record of overtime in favour of a "trust system", yet sacked an employee who took unauthorised time off in lieu, has been ordered to pay compensation for unfair dismissal.
A Qantas employee has failed to argue that the Fair Work Commissioner hearing his claim was biased and should recuse himself because he held memberships to the employer's airport lounges.
Workplace restructures are fraught with legal risks and remain one of the most challenging areas of Fair Work Act compliance. This webinar will clarify specific obligations and provide best practice tips. Premium members should click through to request a complimentary pass, while free subscribers can upgrade their membership level here for access or register as a casual attendee.
An employee has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that a manager's email celebrating his impending dismissal was evidence that an investigation into his conduct had been predetermined.
The Fair Work Commission has criticised an employer's opaque decision-making process, while upholding the dismissal of an employee for serious misconduct.
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.
