Redundancy conversations are the most complained about aspect of the transition process, highlighting a need for greater attention to this area, a career transitions expert says.
The FWC has accepted potential for conflict as a reason not to offer redeployment, while rejecting another employer's appeal against paying $70k to a dismissed worker. Also in this article, HR jobs fall; a think-tank identifies three key HR trends for 2018; grad employers report high satisfaction; and more.
The Fair Work Commission's conciliation process can save employers time and costs in responding to unfair dismissal claims, but on specific occasions they should avoid it, according to workplace lawyers.
Some key themes have emerged in unfair dismissal rulings from the past 12 months. Watch this webcast to understand developments in how the Fair Work Commission handles this area.
Recent redundancy decisions that have been overturned involve a redeployment sabotage, abandoned performance management, inadequate consultation, and more.
An employer that told a pregnant employee her role was being made redundant two days before she went on maternity leave took unlawful adverse action against her, a court has ruled.
An employee's dismissal was not a genuine redundancy, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, because the organisation failed to consider him for 40 internal positions within two levels of his pay classification.
In the absence of official guidance on appropriate timeframes for employees to consider redundancy and redeployment issues, an employment lawyer urges employers to prioritise good communication over a hasty process.
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
