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advisory service that pocketed an employee's settlement and misled her about its 'no win no fee guarantee' can no longer represent workers without first seeking permission from a full bench of the Fair Work Commission.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.
Here you'll find links to all resources relevant to HR Daily's 'HR hot spots 2024' webinar, presented in February by King & Wood Mallesons' senior consultant Brett Feltham.
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.
