An employer had a valid reason to dismiss an employee who breached its code of conduct, and its decision was fair regardless of whether she'd been specifically trained in the circumstances that led to her actions, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Regularly pressuring an employee to work overtime posed a "real risk" to his health and safety, and was just one example of the repeated unreasonable conduct that forced him to resign, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Transforming an outdated HR system so it's fit for purpose doesn't have to be expensive or time-intensive, but it does require realistic expectations, according to a CPO.
A young white employee "imputed with conservative political beliefs" has had his general protections bid thrown out, after a court found his claim was largely a "crusade" against diversity and inclusion.
A conversation about a person's mental health isn't "an HR thing", it's "a management thing", and one way to ensure those conversations build trust is by taking a gender-sensitive approach, a men's health specialist says.
A manager's "dramatic" shift from supporting an employee to sacking her for serious misconduct was driven by "vindictive personal reasons", the Fair Work Commission has found, in awarding her $56k in compensation.
HR managers should stop worrying about office space being empty some of the time and pay a lot more attention to a far more important metric: "the happiness and wellness" of their workforce, according to a leader at EY.
Meetings to address interpersonal conflict led an employee to believe she was being bullied, a commission has ruled, in rejecting this perception was part of her "delusional" thought processes.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has denied an employer permission to appeal against reinstating a sacked worker, ruling there were no errors in a previous finding that the dismissal was valid, but unreasonable.
Dismissing an employee by text, without warning and without a valid reason, was "inappropriate and regrettable", the Fair Work Commission has found in ordering compensation.
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.
