Despite concerns about her "seriously disrespectful" conduct, an employer has lost a dispute about converting an employee to a permanent role, with the Fair Work Commission finding it backed out of "unequivocal" commitments.
Australian employees are suffering from "unmanageable" levels of stress, and it's "not just an HR or WHS issue", according to a new report from the Corporate Mental Health Alliance Australia.
As the workforce continues to undergo rapid, dynamic, non-linear and complex change, more organisations are turning to skills audits and talent mapping to avoid falling too far behind, a workplace culture specialist says.
It was "fanciful" for an HR professional to defend forwarding confidential work information to his personal email, according to the Fair Work Commission, rejecting that his dismissal "did not fit the crime".
Practising acceptance allows employees facing stressful work situations to "pause before deciding how to react", leading to better performance and less work-related anxiety, new research shows.
HR practitioners continue to face increasing personal liability risks under the Fair Work Act. Watch this webcast to understand where your exposure lies and how to minimise it.
A disciplinary meeting was not the main cause of an employee's psychological injury, but it was the final straw for him after a year of workplace hazing and bullying, a commission has found.
A court has granted interim orders restraining a senior manager from soliciting his former employer's clients and staff to join a competitor, after accepting evidence that the business might otherwise lose millions of dollars in revenue.
Giving an employee one day to respond to a show-cause letter after accusing him of assaulting a colleague was unreasonable, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in upholding his unfair dismissal claim.
Meaningful conversations that drive wellbeing, performance, and retention require insight into how 'attached' an employee feels to an organisation, but most managers are flying blind, an engagement specialist says.
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.
