Crown Resorts has now hired 1,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees since launching a targeted diversity program, making many tweaks along the way, its GM says.
An employer unlawfully dismissed a former HR manager after its new managing director took issue with her "perfectly plausible" work and acted on a misunderstanding, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled.
An HR manager was "extremely" quick to assume an employee who took sick leave after being assigned new responsibilities was abusing his entitlements, the Federal Circuit Court has found in upholding his adverse action claim.
An employee who claimed she was forced to resign because her concerns about a "toxic" workplace weren't addressed has lost her unfair dismissal action.
An employee's numerous instances of misconduct outweighed a procedural flaw in her dismissal, but her employer overstepped in sacking her without notice, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
HR professionals are being urged to take action early rather than wait to prepare their organisations for proposed workplace s-xual harassment and discrimination changes.
An employer acted too hastily in ending the employment of a worker who complained about underpayments and said he would hand in his notice, the Fair Work Commission has found.
An employer and its directors have failed to prove on appeal that they didn't take unlawful adverse action against a manager, but they have successfully challenged the "manifestly excessive" penalties imposed.
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.
