A DXC Technology initiative is training candidates on the autism spectrum for hard-to-fill roles, building their long-term career prospects while providing much-needed skills to the business.
Employers' diversity efforts will continue to fail unless they take a whole-of-organisation approach to tackling hiring manager biases, a specialist says.
An HR business partner did not "seriously" consider an employee's proposals to avoid redundancy, the Fair Work Commission has found in ruling the employer didn't meet its consultation obligations.
Only about one in 10 leaders have collaborative skills and mindsets, despite these being among today's most valuable leadership traits, according to Gartner's HR advisory leader.
An employer had a valid reason to dismiss an employee after she openly criticised a colleague who was applying for a promotion and revealed confidential details of a workplace investigation into his behaviour.
A worker whose psychiatric condition became aggravated after she was assigned a new superior has failed to convince a tribunal his "command and control" style amounted to unreasonable management action.
An employer has been ordered to pay $157k for unlawful adverse action, after the Federal Circuit Court found it sacked a manager for making complaints about its CEO.
An HR manager with "significant practical and academic experience" denied an employee procedural fairness when he summarily dismissed him for breaching a workplace policy, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
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.
