Employers can keep engagement and morale high even among remote and competitive employees through smart use of social media and transparent rewards systems, says the co-founder of a successful sales business.
An organisation that recruited three employees for a total cost of $650 through its own social media campaign has outlined how employers can use social platforms to cheaply attract talent.
An employer has to reinstate a worker who described its customers online as "spastics and junkies", after the Fair Work Commission found dismissal was a disproportionate response to his misconduct.
Outside attention can create a sense of urgency when employees misbehave on social media, but employers should resist prioritising speed over due process when disciplining them, a workplace lawyer says.
A growing number of employers are facing unwanted attention due to their employees' behaviour on social media. Would you know how to respond if one of your workers was in the spotlight?
Employers might be required to restore leave taken by workers as a result of bullying, the FWC says. Meanwhile, learn what successful social media policies and performance management systems entail; how many people would take a pay cut to work from home; and more.
An employee who was sacked on grounds that defied "any reasonable analysis" has lost his unfair dismissal appeal, after a commission found he fabricated evidence and made critical Facebook posts about his employer.
There might always be some grey areas in employers' vicarious liability for end-of-year function misbehaviour, but a recent case provides very clear warnings on what does not constitute acceptable management at these events, a lawyer says.
HR leaders should help their organisations to prosper in uncertain times by cultivating a more nimble, responsive culture, according to Mercer CEO Julio Portalatin.
