An employer failed its workforce by putting its "head in the sand" rather than addressing misconduct complaints, but it has nonetheless defended a worker's forced resignation claim.
From next month, independent contractors will have access to a new jurisdiction for disputing contract terms, and the Fair Work Commission has revealed the first details of how that will operate.
Design software company Canva has transformed how it articulates its value to current and prospective employees, after conducting an EVP overhaul with four key themes.
An employee who was "simply not reliable" has won his unfair dismissal claim after the Fair Work Commission found his "unacceptable" conduct didn't outweigh his employer's procedural failings.
An employer now using a "digital human" for its onboarding says the move has freed up HR's time while ensuring no crucial information is getting "lost".
Institutionalisation becomes a risk with long-tenured employees, so it's important to actively promote "happy dissent", an experienced people leader says.
A "significant variation" in an employee's regular work pattern shortly before she reached her one-year work anniversary meant she wasn't entitled to convert from casual to permanent, the Federal Circuit Court has found.
An employer wanted to keep an employee away from the workplace due to concerns for her own and others' welfare, and not because it had a "vendetta" against her for reporting health and safety incidents, the Federal Court has ruled.
An employer was entitled to summarily dismiss an employee who "openly defied" its reasonable directions and refused to participate in a performance plan, the Fair Work Commission has found.
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.
