Employees in shared work environments perceive lower levels of support from their supervisors and report more distrust and uncooperative behaviour, researchers have found.
An employee who was sacked for storing more than 1,200 p-rnographic and inappropriate emails in her work account was unfairly dismissed, a commission has ruled.
Only half of Asia-Pac organisations are using candidate assessments effectively, and many are still not measuring candidates on the skills now considered critical to business success, according to a talent management specialist.
Westpac has achieved a massive shift in its people leaders' attitudes to flexible work by having them start from a place of 'yes' when asked about flexible arrangements, an HR leader says.
An employer that ignored medical advice that could have helped a disgruntled employee return to work unfairly dismissed him, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Employers can take one of two paths when determining how to handle cross-complaints that arise during workplace bullying investigations, a specialist says.
HR continues to miss the mark when validating its contribution and importance to organisations, and the 'business partner' title doesn't match the reality, two HR specialists say.
Codes of conduct are a valuable tool for setting expectations and guiding employee behaviour, but employers should resist the temptation to make "the blanket cover the whole field", a workplace lawyer warns.
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.
