Strategies to support and retain older workers are moving out of the 'diversity domain' as leading organisations embrace multi-stage lives and careers, a specialist says.
The casual loading WorkPac paid to Robert Rossato was "properly attributable to the statutory entitlements" of a permanent employee and should be offset against them, IR Minister Christian Porter is arguing as an intervener in the High Court appeal.
Placing a "fastidious" employee on performance improvement plans and telling her not to "moan" about a work issue did not amount to bullying, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
The pandemic saw leaders rely heavily on EQ and emotional leadership practices, but navigating out of the crisis will require 'AQ', an executive coach and author says.
An employer that dismissed its 'worst salesperson' for failing to meet his targets acted unfairly because he received no formal, personal warnings, the FWC has found.
In a rare decision, the Fair Work Commission has ordered an employer to pay a sacked worker's unfair dismissal claim costs, finding its "stony silence" caused reasonable settlement offers to fall into a "costly litigation black hole".
A 71-year-old prospective employee whose job offer was rescinded shortly after he disclosed his age to HR has failed to prove the employer took unlawful adverse action against him.
An employee who was sacked for fraternisation has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that his unblemished 17-year tenure mitigated the seriousness of his misconduct.
With international hiring on hold, internal recruiters are having to work harder to fill open roles, especially where remote locations are involved, a talent acquisition specialist says.
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