An employee has failed to argue a different standard of conduct applied during a consultative meeting, in appealing against the severity of disciplinary action imposed on him for poor behaviour.
More than one-third of Australian workers have taken leave for more than four consecutive weeks for reasons other than a holiday, and for many the return is far from smooth, highlighting how important it is for organisations to offer proactive support.
A long-serving employee who was legally advised to "hold off" on reporting criminal charges to his employer has lost his unfair dismissal claim, with the Fair Work Commission finding his code of conduct obligations were "unambiguously" clear.
Employees are sceptical of organisations without a formal work-from-home policy, now that flexibility has gone from being 'nice to have' to 'must have', a workplace advisor says.
One of the main hurdles to making workplaces more menopause-friendly is getting men involved in the training and conversations, says a mental health manager.
Investigating workplace sexual harassment is 'tricky' at the best of times, but a rise in historical complaints is adding further complexity, a lawyer says.
Assessing the potential risks that whistleblowers face in their organisation requires HR leaders to take a "really broad" view, a workplace lawyer stresses.
Researchers are calling on employers and governments to protect workers from increasingly common "out-of-hours intrusions", after finding these "boundary infringements" elevate workplace stress.
The Federal Government's recently proposed privacy reforms will "largely eviscerate the employee records exemption" and put HR practices under a microscope, a lawyer says.
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