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.
Employers' obligations around redeployment remain one of the most misunderstood areas of restructures and redundancies, whether involving just one role or hundreds. In this webcast, an employment lawyer clarifies the 'genuine redundancy' exemption to unfair dismissal claims, role characteristics that make redeployment reasonable or otherwise, and more.
Making an HR coordinator's role redundant just days after she started working in it did not amount to unfair dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employer that failed to comply with its consultation obligations when making an employee's role redundant didn't unfairly dismiss him, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employer has been ordered to pay more than $15k to a manager whose redundancy was found to be an unfair dismissal because it failed to consider redeploying her.
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.
After years of legislative and regulatory changes, employers' key compliance challenges continue to shift and evolve. Attend this webinar to catch up on recent developments and their HR implications, preparing you and your organisation for what lies ahead.
