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The Fair Work Commission has slammed an employer's "callous" dismissal of a mentally ill employee, while noting its "unfortunate" approach occurs frequently in successful unfair dismissal cases.

Ineffective systems and poor environments cause far more work conflicts than people do, according to an experienced HR executive and author.

Abolishing ratings does nothing for performance in the vast majority of organisations, but in certain situations it might be worth the risk, an HR specialist says.

An employee who refused to comply with his employer's direction to reduce the hours he worked in a second job was fairly dismissed, a court has found.

Boost Juice founder and start-up investor Janine Allis has shared tips to help HR professionals be seen as more integral to business.

HR and L&D professionals can't expect to foster collaborative internal networks without becoming intrinsically involved themselves, an expert says.

Making an HR coordinator's role redundant just days after she started working in it did not amount to unfair dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

An overhaul of Mantra Group's "dysfunctional" recruitment processes has helped it build a 50k-strong candidate database and slash its advertising spend, its HR leader says.

The Fair Work Commission has upheld an employee's unfair dismissal claim, finding the employer's two-month delay undermined its claim the sacking occurred for safety reasons.