Premium news wrap: a "poor communicator" never had chance to improve; HR's "quintessential knee-jerk reaction" to employee's past was discrimination; Drewmaster before the Fair Work Commission again; and much more, feature in our latest court and commission rulings coverage.
An employer unfairly sacked an employee when it made her role redundant without discussing the decision with her first, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, noting consultation requirements "should never be taken for granted".
Performance and wellbeing hacks that achieve "almost immediate" benefits are often ignored because they sound too familiar and easy, a wellbeing coach says.
Employees' perceptions of workplace diversity and inclusion are continuing a worrying decline, and support for D&I initiatives is waning among younger men in particular, data shows.
An employer's "poor and uninformed" response to a pregnant manager's working-from-home request did not amount to a constructive dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Organisations' ongoing transition to the "imagination age" calls for a rethink of work-life balance, and for HR to facilitate more creative workplace restructuring, a leadership specialist says.
A manager has claimed his "quirky sense of humour and disabilities" were mitigating factors for his inappropriate behaviour towards female staff, but a commission says his employer was entitled to find it was misconduct.
A workplace advisory service that pocketed an employee's settlement and misled her about its 'no win no fee guarantee' can no longer represent workers without first seeking permission from a full bench of the Fair Work Commission.
New laws will obligate employers to allow employees to switch off from work, but what's really required is a genuine and strategic move to rebuild trust, a wellbeing specialist says.
HR investigation and procedural fairness shortcomings have featured heavily in recent Fair Work Commission rulings. Check out recent HR Daily Premium coverage of this critical area.
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