Simply "responding positively" to an approach from a former client doesn't amount to solicitation, a court has highlighted, in refusing to restrain an employee accused of breaching his employment contract.
An employee who believed she worked "efficiently and competently" has lost her adverse action claim, with the Federal Circuit Court finding she was lawfully sacked for her ongoing defiance of authority.
CHROs often make "universally appealing, open-ended promises" when seeking executive buy-in for initiatives, but they're more likely to succeed by setting realistic expectations, a workforce strategy expert says.
Maintaining a beard was not "merely a matter of personal preference", according to a Roman Catholic employee, who claimed his employer discriminated against him when it denied him a personal protective equipment exemption.
Being prepared to view negative feedback as a "golden ticket" for improvement has helped a global talent acquisition team transform its function in just six months.
It was reasonable to conclude an employee had lied about being sick, based on social media photos that showed him enjoying a weekend away with friends, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Despite an agreement not to pay out a worker's entitlements between the end of one contract and the start of another, his continuous service was "broken" during this four-day period, the Fair Work Commission has found.
In the absence of "specific and cogent evidence" to supports its serious misconduct allegations, an employer couldn't prove it had a valid reason to sack an employee, the Fair Work Commission has found.
The Fair Work Commission can't resolve disputes about the termination of existing flexible working arrangements, under provisions regarding employees' right to make requests, it has confirmed in a new ruling.
Opponents of trauma-informed investigations sometimes argue this approach weakens the process, but in fact the opposite is the case, according to a workplace culture specialist.
