Some 25% of employees will take time off in any given year for grief and loss-related reasons, but most employers haven't properly addressed how they'll help them in their absence and upon return, an expert says.
Last year prompted many employers to think more strategically about their redeployment, internal mobility, and outplacement goals, but leading-edge employers are now also combining these areas with their future of work scenarios.
The future of work lies in the new skillset Millennials bring to the workplace, but a specialist warns this generation won't relate to their work without a strong sense of purpose.
An employer that retroactively capped an "over-performer's" commission when she achieved sales more than five times her target has failed in its appeal against a $370k damages award.
Remote work is taking a toll on workplace relationships, with bullying and micromanagement complaints rising due to poor online etiquette, an investigations specialist says.
Transferring an employee to a site she perceived as a "dumping ground" after she reported being s-xually assaulted by a colleague exacerbated her psychological injury, a commission has ruled.
A labour hire employee who delayed making an unfair dismissal claim because he worried it would harm his employment prospects with the host organisation has lost his appeal for an extension of time.
An employer that sacked a worker after an insurance application alerted it to medical issues has been ordered to pay him more than $60k in compensation for unfair dismissal.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
