The Fair Work Commission has accepted that an employer dismissed a manager for being unable to perform the inherent requirements of her role, after she requested workplace changes that were more akin to "outcomes" than reasonable adjustments.
An HR manager displayed the "antithesis of appropriate, professional and acceptable employment relations practice" in directing an employee's transfer, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
BHP has defended a union's challenge to its in-house labour hire model; and the Federal Court has criticised traditional contractor tests for producing "ambiguity, inconsistency and contradiction".
An employer has been ordered to reinstate an employee it sacked for using racially divisive language in a team meeting, after the Fair Work Commission found the comments weren't intended as an insult.
A Federal Court full bench has labelled a senior employee's "romantic" pursuit of a colleague as "conduct of the most reprehensible kind", in dismissing his appeal against a $170k damages order.
The Fair Work Commission has slammed an employer's "manifestly inadequate" HR practices, after finding an employee was forced to resign because his bullying complaints weren't taken seriously.
An employer has failed to block a HR manager's claim that it took adverse action against her in exposing her to liability for underpaying employees; and another employer has been fined for "very serious" Fair Work breaches.
Employees' belief that they have "nothing to lose" by claiming unfair dismissal has led to an "exponential increase" in jurisdictional objections in the Fair Work Commission, according to a workplace lawyer.
An employer has failed to block an unfair dismissal claim from a casual, who it believed had resigned during a heated conversation about his four-month absence.
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.
