Successfully leading across generations requires relinquishing the idea of controlling outcomes, and committing to "co-creating the future", an executive coach says.
There was "no element of capriciousness involved" when an employer reduced an employee's hours, the Fair Work Commission has found in stop-bullying proceedings.
It's a common mistake for HR teams to spread their budget too thinly, when it's better to target a small number of areas with the most potential to make a big difference, an experienced advisor says.
When social media posts caused an employer to doubt the validity of an employee's personal leave, it was entitled to seek further information, a commission has ruled in discrimination proceedings.
The speed with which one employee's bad behaviour can taint an entire brand means it pays to consider all employees as ambassadors, according to an executive coach and communications specialist.
It wasn't reasonable to require an employee to "identify feelings within himself and how they may present in others" as part of a performance improvement plan, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in unfair dismissal proceedings.
It's crucial to distinguish between 'fit' and 'alignment' when making hiring and promotion decisions, but often organisations either conflate the two, or prioritise the wrong one, a registered psychologist says.
Failing to give an employee even a "brief opportunity" to provide evidence of her current and future fitness for work made her dismissal unfair, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Connecting with the parents of young workers helps set them up for success, and can prevent some issues that otherwise typically arise, a chief people officer says.
Dismissing an employee over the phone before the end of his performance improvement plan was fair, the Fair Work Commission has found, in circumstances where he hadn't ever met his sales targets.
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.