An employer's attempts to avoid dismissing an employee who engaged in serious misconduct at a client site distinguished his case from other rulings involving workers sacked as a result of third-party directions, according to the Fair Work Commission.
A potential inconsistency in an employer's D&A policy did not undermine its dismissal of a worker who had breached it three times, a full bench of the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Both leaders and coworkers can play a crucial role in facilitating role clarity for employees, in turn fostering better mental health and reducing change fatigue, research has found.
Failing to disclose use of medicinal marijuana clearly breached an employer's policy, but the employee didn't act with "malevolence", the Fair Work Commission has ruled in ordering his reinstatement.
Employers are reporting strong hiring intentions for their HR departments this year, according to new research. Meanwhile DEI programs are crumbling under "anti-woke" pressure in the United States.
In light of pockets of "pushback" against workplace diversity and inclusion, it's never been more important for employers to get their messaging right, a D&I leader says.
The FWC has no jurisdiction to deal with a casual conversion dispute lodged by an employee whose role was made redundant shortly after she sought to become permanent.
An email that an employee characterised as "menacing" was in fact "reasonable and appropriate", and every matter that managers raised with him "ought to have been raised", the FWC has found in rejecting his stop-bullying application.
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.
