The Fair Work Commission has criticised Westpac for its "tick and flick" approach to workplace training, finding its dismissal of an employee for policy breaches was unfair.
What constitutes fairness when managing an underperformer? How long should they be given to improve, and under what circumstances? In this webcast, a lawyer shares guiding principles around PIP timeframes and targets, communication and support during the performance management process, and more.
An employee who assaulted a colleague outside of work hours during "extreme emotional anguish" has failed to convince a commission he was unfairly dismissed.
Organisations undergoing transformations often fail at some base levels to create the right conditions for sustainable success, according to a strategy and transformation expert.
An employee's stop-bullying application has been rejected, after the Fair Work Commission found the employer's head of HR successfully eliminated the risk of workplace bullying.
Limiting bureaucracy and empowering employees at all levels is driving growth and retention at an organisation looking to double in size over the next few years.
An employer was wrong to sack a manager over "implausible" and unfounded allegations that he engaged in racist behaviour and threatened to sack a new employee, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employee who was sacked for having an undisclosed criminal conviction, after avoiding her employer's police check requests for two years, has successfully claimed she was unfairly dismissed.
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.
