Well-drafted policies providing domestic vi-lence leave are "paramount", but best practices in this space go well beyond compliance to creating a workplace culture where employees are supported to take it, lawyers say.
An employer should have considered performance management or a "significantly clear warning" after an experienced employee breached its policies, instead of moving straight to termination, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in ordering her reinstatement.
Here you'll find links to all resources relevant to HR Daily's 'Managing evolving workplace psych risks' webinar, presented on 29 June by Ashurst partner-elect Tamara Lutvey.
Workplace psychological injury risks are receiving more attention than ever before, and the onus is squarely on employers to respond. Watch this HR Daily webcast to understand how risks are evolving and what this means for your organisation.
A WHS specialist who refused to give her employer documents stored on her laptop because she was on sick leave was "otherwise capable of sending multiple emails", the Fair Work Commission has noted in upholding her dismissal.
An employee who admitted to smoking marijuana while on annual leave was not unfairly sacked over a positive test when he returned to work, nor treated less fairly than his colleagues, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Given that ideas surrounding gender are "always evolving", it's important to transition those ideas into policies and practices, says the people leader at an award-winning LGBT-inclusive employer.
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.
