An employer was right to sack a worker for making racist comments on a public two-way radio, despite the fact he had worked at the company for more than three decades and was under personal duress at the time, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Turnover at this organisation spiked up after it redefined leadership requirements, and asked those who didn't meet them to leave, but the positive impact on those who stayed has more than compensated for the turbulence, says its HR director.
Well-intending organisations risk unwittingly harming the cause of employment diversity if they don't invest time and expertise to help their new recruits beyond the starting line, according to a workplace strategy consultant.
A worker who initially refrained from reporting s-xual harassment, due to an executive's insensitive remarks, has been awarded nearly half a million dollars in damages from a contractor.
Employees should be taught to "never, ever, wait for feedback", according to performance expert Jamie Resker, who says workers should supplement performance reviews and conversations with "self-driven feedback" from colleagues and clients.
One thing Antarctic expedition leader Rachael Robertson was not prepared for when she signed up for a year at "the most extreme workplace on the planet", leading a team of 17 people she had neither chosen nor met, was the relentless scrutiny she would face from her team.
Health interventions that get employees moving more and sitting less not only result in healthier workers, but a healthier bottom line - and according to the director of the UNSW Faculty of Medicine's Lifestyle Clinic Chris Tzarimas, some of the most effective initiatives are the simplest.
Even when they're new to a role, CEOs and senior executives are often reluctant to ask for help, so it's up to HR to proactively ensure they have the support they need, according to leadership expert Norah Breekveldt.
An Australian business has saved $1 million in recruitment costs and now fills 80 per cent of its vacancies through internal promotion, after refining both its hiring and development processes.
An openness to left-field, and even "antiquated" ideas - such as a careers noticeboard - has helped an employer almost double the number of internal applications it receives.
Workplace bullying complaints continue to pose significant challenges for employers, including where the behaviour doesn't meet the legal definition of bullying or the threshold to make a claim. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to understand key lessons from cases where bullying complaints interact with other claims and issues.
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