New Microsoft research has identified key challenges to hybrid work success, with the organisation setting "etiquette" guidelines for its virtual meetings to address some of them.
Collaboration, network-building and incidental learning are key focus areas for Accenture as it navigates balancing employees' flexibility expectations with their leaders' desire for more office time.
New vaccination-related disputes are being determined almost daily, and this area is set to remain a key challenge for HR. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to understand the most important rulings and their implications for employers.
An employer was under no obligation to give an employee time to "become comfortable" with the idea of getting a COVID vaccination, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
The upcoming review of casual conversion rights presents an opportunity to "streamline" the process and address its "monstrous administrative burden", an employee relations specialist says.
An employer sacked a worker "with as fair a process as it could" after she refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in rejecting her unfair dismissal claim.
An employer that stopped a pregnant employee's sick leave payments after she failed to meet a vaccination deadline acted lawfully, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Three employees have failed to prove an employer breached their enterprise agreement when failing to consult about its COVID vaccination requirements or offer them alternative work arrangements.
The different ways in which employees return to workplaces is likely to impact diversity and inclusion progress as some employees become less "visible", says an expert.
