An employer that made a director's role redundant before she returned from maternity leave and after a flexible work request has been fined $52,000 for taking prohibited adverse action.
Organisations should develop a "whole new HR strategy" to prepare for future work trends, starting with scrapping graduate internships and delaying retirement, leading HR expert Lynda Gratton says.
Organisations that approach employee referrals as a 'network' rather than a 'program' will have far greater success, according to a talent acquisition specialist.
Telstra shaved an entire month off its grad and intern recruitment processes by introducing video interviews at the screening stage, a conference has heard.
A growing organisation is using employee blogs and adapting marketing strategies to build a strong pipeline of prospective candidates, according to its head of marketing.
An employer that allowed a worker to secretly check her manager's computer for p-rnography has been ordered to pay him $25k in compensation for unfair dismissal.
Changes in job board technology and jobseekers' search habits mean organisations should continually update their recruiters' job ad writing skills, a specialist says.
An employee who made Islamaphobic, crude and s-xist comments at work has had his unfair dismissal claim upheld, after the Fair Work Commission found the context rendered his misconduct less serious.
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.
