The lawyer at the centre of a record-breaking underpayment class action says employees' "cries for change" had fallen on deaf ears, and urges other employers to "get ahead of any errors" now.
An employee who claimed she "resisted a male dominated and 'boys club' culture" for years wasn't forced to resign after her employer found a request to "get the coffees" didn't amount to gender-based discrimination, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Now is the time for employers and HR professionals to be auditing their payroll systems and processes, prior to wage theft legislation coming into effect, according to a workplace lawyer.
Accusing a long-serving employee of being "incapable" of performing his role and requiring him to work in the office more than others wasn't bullying, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Managers often fall into the trap of not delegating because they think it would be easier to do things themselves, but this is worse for everybody, according to a leadership specialist.
A candidate who accused an employer of offering him a lower salary based on his skin colour and race has been blocked from pursuing a general protections claim, after the Fair Work Commission found he wasn't dismissed when his job offer was revoked.
Documenting "everything" is critical when employees are working asynchronously, but some people struggle with the concept of sharing their work in progress, an HR leader says.
Employers that try to rally their staff around a shared purpose to increase productivity risk alienating them instead, according to an HR advisory leader.
An employee who claimed she was "blindsided" by the end of her time-limited contract has been cleared to claim unfair dismissal, with the Fair Work Commission criticising her employer for its "misleading conduct".
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.
