An employer's failure to follow its own policy didn't automatically "doom" the outcome of its investigation, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, upholding the dismissal of a "loose cannon" who showed no willingness to change.
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A controversial social media guide published by the Australian Public Service Commission risks overreaching in some areas, but for the most part sets reasonable restrictions on employees, an employment lawyer says.
Having a workplace bullying policy is akin to putting up a wet floor sign, according to a psychologist, whose research shows having a policy doesn't remove the risks that enable bullying to occur in the first place.
As medical, legal and social attitudes towards cannabis evolve, employers might need to rethink their workplace policies and responses to positive test results, an employment lawyer says.
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Compliance frameworks designed to prevent organisational fraud, bribery and corruption are failing and should be simplified, says the head of EY's fraud investigation practice.
If HR wants to be "fit for purpose" it should stop playing the role of parents and police, and start re-imagining its relationships with employees, a leading practitioner says.
Employers that still use traditional three-month probation periods should seriously consider extending them to match unfair dismissal timeframes, an employment lawyer says.
Employees fear being "out of sight, out of mind" when working from home, and tend to over-compensate with extra emails and communication, new research shows. In other HR news, employers are being urged to take a structured approach to managing DV; Millennials are largely unbiased about male and female leaders; the Victorian Government has vowed to introduce portable long service leave; and more.
