Navigating the legal framework around independent medical examinations continues to be one of the more complex aspects of managing ill and injured workers. Watch this webcast to learn when to request an IME, how to weigh up conflicting medical evidence, and more.
In this HR Daily Premium webinar, an employment lawyer will address the legal framework around drugs and alcohol management, policy drafting considerations, and much more. Premium members should click through to request a complimentary pass, while free subscribers can upgrade their membership level here for access.
Employers undergoing mergers and acquisitions often fail to consult HR until it's "way too late" in the process, but if HR acts as a true business partner, executives will come knocking much sooner, according to a specialist in the field.
The Fair Work Commission has described as "perplexing" an HR manager's decision to continue a disciplinary meeting after an employee became emotional, and then sack her as she walked out the door.
One of the hardest aspects of a multinational's move to revamp its recruitment practices has been ensuring hiring managers dedicate themselves to recruiting before a job is even available, its head of HR says.
Explaining upcoming penalty rate cuts to affected workers could prove a "nightmare" for employers, especially when the decision will affect different employees in different ways, an academic warns.
Two investigation letters, sent to an employee after a workplace assault, aggravated her psychiatric injuries but didn't amount to a duty of care breach, an appeal court has ruled.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
