Employers are increasingly turning to mentoring as a development and retention tool, as technology makes it easier to administer programs and make the right matches, a specialist says.
An employer effectively dismissed a pregnant casual when it removed all of her shifts after she refused to pick up a customer order, which she believed would have exceeded her safe lifting capability, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Mandating a return to the office usually results in resistance, while motivating and enticing employees back with authentic social experiences yields better results, according to a workplace strategist.
An employer that questioned a "high-achieving" employee's commitment to his role after he worked from home on mandatory in-office days has been ordered to pay him more than $26k in compensation for unfair dismissal.
Fostering an "ownership mindset" in its workforce has helped a top employer maintain consistently high engagement levels, and in turn discretionary effort, according to its people leader.
A worker has failed to prove he was dismissed when he was "ambushed" into converting from permanent to casual employment, following concerns about his attendance and performance.
The amount of regulatory change happening now is set to take many executives by surprise, but HR has a small window to recalibrate before they come "knocking on the door", a workplace expert says.
An employee who was absent for two years due to a work-related psychological injury was unreasonably sacked for not completing a performance improvement program, a commission has ruled.
An employer has a "sufficiently strong" case against a former manager who it claimed breached his employment contract by using its confidential information to solicit clients away to a competitor, the Federal Court has ruled.
An employee who suffered from back pain because of her "big boobs" has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission she should have been allowed to return to her physically demanding role after being certified "fit for normal duties".
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.
