Performance management should operate virtually the same way it does in person, but managers are avoiding these conversations completely or not holding them well, an experienced HR leader says.
An employer whose traditionally conservative approach to flexible work was challenged by COVID-19 has since onboarded 150 employees remotely, embedded 10 flexible-work practices permanently, and hired a CEO who is working flexibly between two locations.
The Fair Work Commission has again upheld the sacking of an employee who refused a flu shot, with the majority bench controversially noting the public interest would not be served by encouraging a "spurious objection to a lawful workplace vaccination requirement".
Flybuys has completely overhauled its EVP to move away from pre-COVID imagery, among some major initiatives to improve its hiring and talent practices.
Employers providing "complete flexibility" for employees to work the hours they want still need visibility and good record-keeping, or they risk breaching modern awards, an employment lawyer warns.
