A labour hire company has been ordered to compensate a retrenched worker after the Fair Work Commission found its consultation failures made his dismissal unfair.
The action taken by "frustrated" managers was not always perfect, but it was still reasonable, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in dismissing a stop-bullying application.
A recruitment panel did not humiliate a job applicant when it recorded in file notes that he was "crestfallen" about his failure to be selected for a role, a commission has ruled.
An employee who claimed mental health issues prevented him from returning to the office after a year of remote working has failed to prove he was unfairly sacked for ignoring directions.
A PIP is not a disciplinary process but "a plan to address deficiencies to enable an employee to succeed", the Fair Work Commission has reminded an employer that "bypassed" proper procedures.
A general manager's "sense of entitlement" regarding his former employer's confidential files and intellectual property was "completely at odds" with his legal obligations, a court has ruled.
A smooth leadership transition is heavily dependent on successful onboarding, but many programs suffer from a problem that even many HR leaders aren't aware of.
An employee who pushed back against a vaccination direction and argued that requiring evidence of jabs breached her right to privacy has lost her unfair dismissal claim.
'Psychological flexibility' is considered intuitive by many leaders, but understanding the label can be "liberating" and is the foundation of workplace efforts to improve psychological safety, a leadership specialist says.
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.
