Withdrawing an employee's company car benefit following misconduct allegations was effectively an unfair dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Employers are expecting to give pay rises that fall below HR's expectations. Meanwhile the top HR skills in demand include stakeholder communication, workforce planning, and talent acquisition, new reports from specialist recruitment companies show.
Model WHS Regulations will be amended to address psychological health, ministers have agreed. Also in this article, why employers must consider how they will handle the looming super increase, and more.
Flexibility and wellbeing efforts feature prominently in this year's 'best places to work' lists. Also in this article, why employees feel unrecognised, and senior people moves in the HR space.
Beyond agile working, some employers are now setting themselves apart as "gymnastic", working smarter in three key ways. Meanwhile, as hiring demand escalates, salaries and rates are starting to inflate.
Employers' interest in 'total rewards' has accelerated during the pandemic, and those using best-practice approaches are reporting higher engagement and better alignment with company values, while reducing their overall spend.
HR salaries have rebounded from last year's falls to sit at or near 2019 levels, according to Robert Half's annual salary survey. Meanwhile pay rates for new hires are remaining below that of existing employees in the same roles, Mercer research shows.
Leading employers are "at the cusp" of a new approach to remuneration, where employees are paid based on their skills and contribution to projects, rather than their formal role, an HR thought leader says.
An employer that retroactively capped an "over-performer's" commission when she achieved sales more than five times her target has failed in its appeal against a $370k damages award.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
