Gaining employee input is at the heart of all people initiatives at an award-winning online education company, from deciding which candidates to recruit, through to how to execute new business ideas.
An employer victimised an employee after she made a sexual harassment claim against her manager by preventing her from returning to the workplace once its investigation was complete, a tribunal has found.
An employer's dismissal of its most senior manager following employee complaints was "capricious, spiteful and prejudiced", the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
A manager who set up a business in competition with her former employer has been ordered to refile her defence to allegations she breached post-employment restraints and stole its confidential information.
An employer was wrong to sack a manager without warning after his team delivered a JK Rowling book a day early, the Fair Work Commission has found, awarding him $50k in compensation.
An employer that failed to follow its own work-from-home procedures and provide a remote worker with adequate supervision and feedback has been found liable for her psychological injury.
At a time when many organisations are focusing on future-proofing their staff with technical skills, one HR professional is choosing to focus on soft skills instead.
The Fair Work Commission has chastised a large employer for dismissing an employee over the phone while she was on sick leave, likening its action to "tossing out a dirty rag".
Shocked by the general absence of female talent in the tech industry, accounting software company MYOB is focusing on recruiting women who've been out of the workforce while raising a family.
Business leaders are reluctant to move into HR because they fear they will become an "organisational politician" rather than someone who drives business outcomes, a Mercer practice leader says.
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.