An employer has failed in its bid to conceal a client list in its new enterprise agreement, after the Fair Work Commission found this could potentially lead to breaches of pay secrecy prohibitions.
Suncorp has backpaid almost $32 million to underpaid workers and entered an enforceable undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman, after inconsistently applying a clause in its enterprise agreements.
Salary increases are becoming less about retention and more about individual or organisational performance, with 70% of employers using benefits to enhance their remuneration packages, new research shows.
An employee's successful discrimination claim is likely the start of a new body of case law that will consider how unconscious bias affects workplace decision-making, a lawyer warns.
Some two-thirds of employees believe their work experience can be better, but the figure is even higher among HR professionals, new research shows. Meanwhile cost-of-living pressures are impacting the workplace.
There has been a significant reduction in average workplace tenure, with the "optimum" time spent in a role now between three and four years, according to new research.
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.
