Candidates who don't plan to stay with an organisation long-term can still be worth their weight in gold, according to a head of talent who is seeing people put corporate careers on hold to share their expertise.
Cross-functional role rotations are most often utilised to develop junior talent, but their benefits make them worth considering for senior leaders, an HR specialist says.
An employee who claimed she was referred to her as "that fat one" and likened to a "donut" has failed to prove she was discriminated against on the basis of her pregnancy.
A formal policy wasn't required for an employee to know that punctuality was important, but sacking him for being late to work "occasionally" was harsh, the Fair Work Commission has found.
The seriousness with which regulators are taking psychosocial hazards means employers should expect any bullying complaint to be investigated, regardless of whether an injury has been sustained, a safety expert says.
An employee's stop-bullying application contained some "frivolous and vexatious elements", but his allegations about an HR business partner were "highly offensive, indefensible and damaging", the Fair Work Commission has found.
Although a workplace had "clear" interpersonal conflict issues, an employer didn't facilitate a toxic environment that forced a manager to resign, the Fair Work Commission has found.
The finality of settlement deeds is being challenged more frequently by ex-employees, meaning employers often can't assume a dispute is "done and dusted". Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to understand how to achieve mutually binding agreements, with minimal risk of further disputes.
An employer could have prevented its employee's removal from a site, and his subsequent unfair dismissal, if it had proactively addressed the performance and attendance issues its client raised, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
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.
