A senior employee who was sacked after he inflicted physical pain on new recruits without their consent has been reinstated, with a tribunal accepting he didn't intend them harm.
A Commissioner's "hesitant" decision to reinstate an employee has been overturned after a full bench found a worker with his long tenure had no excuse for breaching established procedures.
The Federal Court has rejected an employee's application for an injunction restraining her employer from monitoring her social media activity, after she repeatedly criticised the employer online.
Reducing stigma around mental health issues and offering a high level of flexibility is helping Seek boost employees' wellbeing in ways that work for individuals, teams and the organisation.
A tribunal has upheld an employee's sacking for absenteeism and "confrontational and aggressive" behaviour, rejecting her claim that she was not adequately warned about her conduct.
There is "movement afoot" in industrial relations reform. This webcast sheds light on the likely direction of the Coalition's review (including EA approvals, casual employment, labour hire and more); how the union movement might respond; and what employers should be thinking about.
In the wake of investigations slamming the core organisational capability of South Australia's work health and safety regulator, a major culture transformation program has already made significant progress.
The Fair Work Commission has criticised an HR team for failing "at numerous points" to intervene and resolve a rostering dispute before it escalated to an "intractable situation".
The Federal Court has reaffirmed that employment policies aimed at addressing gender imbalance are protected from discrimination legislation, in a case brought by a former employee who alleges he was overlooked for a promotion because he is a man.
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.
