Institutionalisation becomes a risk with long-tenured employees, so it's important to actively promote "happy dissent", an experienced people leader says.
A "significant variation" in an employee's regular work pattern shortly before she reached her one-year work anniversary meant she wasn't entitled to convert from casual to permanent, the Federal Circuit Court has found.
An employer wanted to keep an employee away from the workplace due to concerns for her own and others' welfare, and not because it had a "vendetta" against her for reporting health and safety incidents, the Federal Court has ruled.
An employer was entitled to summarily dismiss an employee who "openly defied" its reasonable directions and refused to participate in a performance plan, the Fair Work Commission has found.
A global head of talent with more than 25 years' experience in the field expects all her HR business partners to be proficient when it comes to talking about three things: the company's product, customers, and P&L.
An employee who admitted to sexually harassing a junior colleague has failed to overturn his dismissal, despite a commission finding his employer's four-year delay in taking disciplinary action was unreasonable.
It can be difficult for leaders to hold employees accountable for poor performance or behaviour when they haven't made it "really clear" what their expectations are, according to a communications specialist.
An employer discriminated against a pregnant employee when it failed to extend her temporary fixed-term contract, after planning future work for her to do, a commission has ruled.
An employer dismissed a manager for regularly leaving work early, without giving him an opportunity to explain his absences, the Fair Work Commission has found.
An employer's response to complaints about a "close personal relationship" between employees was "far too informal", but it didn't amount to a constructive dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
