An employee who alleges he was dismissed on the basis of seven proscribed reasons has been cleared, on appeal, to pursue his unlawful termination claim.
While many of its competitors are moving to remote-first working, a fast-growing employer is focusing on its collaborative, face-to-face culture and social aspects to attract the best tech talent.
A senior manager who hoped to set up a new business and steal his employer's biggest client left ample evidence of his wrongdoing for the Federal Court to find he breached his contract and other duties.
A casual employee's continuous service was broken when she complied with her employer's direction to resign before going on holidays, and then sign a new contract on her return, the FWC has ruled.
In light of increasing bullying claims, a leadership expert explains the differences between bullying and abrasive management, and discusses red flags to address.
A company has failed to prove it wasn't liable for sexually harassing a worker, after an appeal court found it "literally made [her] the poster-woman for sexual self-lubrication".
Senior leaders who have started connecting more regularly and directly with their workforce now say they will never go back to the way things were pre-COVID.
It was reasonable for an employer to remove an employee accused of "very serious" s-xual harassment allegations, but its miscommunication about the matter aggravated his psych injury, a tribunal has ruled.
An employer has defended an unfair dismissal claim from an on-hire worker who was banned from a host site, in a ruling that 'respectfully disagrees' with similar cases with the opposite outcome.
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.
