A worker who claimed he didn't have the skills to perform duties he refused has lost his unfair dismissal claim after his employer appealed. Meanwhile, new research shows how to stop employees 'mentally resigning' from their jobs; the evolution of 'smart' workplaces; and how recognition efforts boost retention.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected that a worker facing redundancy should have received preference over a colleague for a "new" position, further clarifying employers' redeployment obligations. Meanwhile, research has found long hours and work-life balance aren't incompatible; employers should do more to address Millennials' anxiety; and more.
HR skills are in demand across the board this quarter, a new report shows. In this article we also report on hiring trends in the IT and finance sectors; calls for tougher redundancy obligations; and how employers should address workplace psychosocial risks.
An employee who was sacked for refusing to perform aspects of a role he'd been redeployed to has won reinstatement to a different position, with the Fair Work Commission finding he was "simply the wrong person for the job".
A CEO's redundancy payment has been slashed by $2.5m after an appeal court found he forfeited it by failing to sign a deed of release, while another executive who was originally denied a severance payment has been awarded $375,000.
Performance can help employers decide who should stay or go when a company downsizes, but without documentation to prove the criteria is applied objectively, the approach can be fraught with risk, a legal expert warns.
Even organisations with sophisticated HR processes get caught out by the Fair Work Act's redundancy provisions. Watch this webcast to minimise the likelihood of your next restructure decision triggering a dispute.
A redundancy dispute in the Fair Work Commission has clarified what might - and might not - be considered acceptable extra travel time when offering redeployment.
An employer must compensate a manager it dismissed for "unlawfully" reformatting a company laptop to access personal files when his role was made redundant.
Some employers have successfully stepped up to the task of managing psychosocial safety, but in many other workplaces, initiatives are falling flat. Join us for an HR Daily webinar to understand what's holding back progress in this critical space and how to move forward.
