Showing vulnerability and authenticity is critical to good leadership, but it's also vital to reveal "humanity" at the appropriate times, according to experts.
An employee's "naïve belief" that he could unilaterally decide when he would return to his workplace was a valid reason for dismissal, but his employer's "severely flawed" process made it unfair.
An employee breached her duty of fidelity to her employer by running a business that directly competed with it, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in finding her misconduct termination fair. Meanwhile, two other employees have lost similar unfair dismissal claims.
The Full Federal Court's ruling in Rossato v WorkPac is effectively a "warrant" for employees to double-dip on wages, and suggests "justice and the law... have parted company", the employer is arguing before the High Court.
Employers' focus on internal mobility and other cost-saving recruitment strategies runs the risk of undermining an organisation's diversity and inclusion goals, a specialist says.
An employer whose return-to-work plan gave an employee the impression he was being managed out of his job was not liable for related anxiety, insomnia and panic attacks, a tribunal has found.
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.
