The new definition of 'employee' in the Fair Work Act will likely result in an increasing number of claims by individuals "effectively testing the multifactorial test again", according to a workplace lawyer.
An HR leader has been commended for her approach to disciplining a senior employee accused of inappropriate workplace behaviour, with a commission finding she "painstakingly" outlined the reasons for her decision.
Less than 40% of Australian HR leaders have been using or have firm plans to adopt generative AI tools, new research shows, and the remainder now risk being "left behind".
An employer has failed to prove an executive followed through with her threats to resign, with the Fair Work Commission finding no reasonable person would have understood her words to mean she was leaving her job.
Depending on an employee's role and contacts, a LinkedIn post about starting a new role can constitute a breach of their post-employment obligations, a workplace lawyer says.
An employee was left feeling isolated and depressed after her numerous emails to an HR leader were ignored, a commission has ruled in rejecting an employer's reasonable action defence.
An employer unfairly sacked an employee when it made her role redundant without discussing the decision with her first, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, noting consultation requirements "should never be taken for granted".
Performance and wellbeing hacks that achieve "almost immediate" benefits are often ignored because they sound too familiar and easy, a wellbeing coach says.
An employer's "poor and uninformed" response to a pregnant manager's working-from-home request did not amount to a constructive dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Organisations' ongoing transition to the "imagination age" calls for a rethink of work-life balance, and for HR to facilitate more creative workplace restructuring, a leadership specialist says.
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