For many employees in abusive relationships, breaks from work are cause for fear, not celebration, and managers must therefore prepare for FDV disclosures, a leadership specialist says.
It simply isn't possible for any workplace process to meet the needs of every neurodivergent person, no matter how much care and thought goes into its design, a commission has noted in response to an aggrieved employee's claim.
When an employer reduced the wages of men in its workforce by $10k to bring their pay into line with women's, it effectively dismissed them, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An absent employee did not abandon his employment, the Fair Work Commission has found, but rather his employer showed a "troubling and inexcusable disinterest" in his welfare prior to sacking him.
The Fair Work Commission has clarified the extent of some of its powers regarding sexual harassment allegations that traverse the period before and after relevant amendments to the Fair Work Act.
Return-to-office drives will encounter "intense headwinds" if they're perceived as more employer-friendly than employee-friendly, according to academics with advice for organisations' policies, messaging and implementation.
In a general protections case that identified 188 workplace complaints or enquiries, an employee failed to specify which "particular" prohibited reasons led to his termination, the Federal Circuit Court has found.
When there's "drama" in a team, leaders should look for habits and systems that drain people's energy rather than assume the problem is difficult personalities, a leadership specialist says.
"Greatly exaggerated" reimbursement claims weren't simply an "innocent error", but rather part of an employee's sophisticated process to derive a financial benefit he wasn't entitled to, the Federal Circuit Court has found.
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.