In calling out an employer for failing to consult an employee about her redundancy, the Fair Work Commission has stressed the importance of having "some form of 'keeping in touch' system" during parental leave.
HR practitioners and other business leaders can do three things to prepare for the new era of work driven by AI, according to LinkedIn's chief economic opportunity officer.
In the face of ongoing social and technological change, two increasingly critical leadership traits are a growth mindset and an adaptive style, according to a strategy specialist.
An employer and its senior leaders didn't bully an executive when they asked her repeatedly to return to the office, and started a performance improvement plan after a client complained about her, the Fair Work Commission has accepted.
The informal approach an employer took to addressing an employee's "myriad" behavioural issues ultimately made his summary dismissal harsh, but the Fair Work Commission has nonetheless denied him any compensation.
Too many organisations exercise the practice of "throwing people at a problem", rather than considering whether that amounts to "optimised people resource allocation", a corporate strategist says.
Failing to update workplace policies was a "significant dereliction" of a manager's duty, but his employer's investigation flaws made his dismissal harsh, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Instead of accepting an underperforming employee's "gracious" resignation, an employer immediately and unfairly dismissed him for serious misconduct, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employer sacked its new CEO because it believed he was complicit in removing board members from a meeting using "burly, tattooed men", and not because he made whistleblower disclosures, the Federal Court has found.
Neurodivergent employees face a higher risk of burnout in today's workplaces, but their experience is often a "red flag" for the broader workforce's wellbeing, a mental health specialist says.
