An employer has been ordered to pay a sacked worker $28k in compensation, after it backed out of an agreement to provide him with support to achieve his performance targets.
Employers continue to rely heavily on training to address the challenges now facing managers, but in many cases, the problem is their role, an HR advisor says.
A deluge of job applications made using AI and auto-apply apps is creating more work for recruitment teams, reducing authenticity and slowing down the whole process, leaders say.
An employer was entitled to sack an employee for his "repeated poor performance, bad punctuality and unexplained absenteeism", but its procedural failings made the dismissal unfair, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Even if, in theory, an organisation lets employees take it easy after a taxing project, it might be up to leaders to show their people what that looks like, a burnout expert says.
A labour hire company that wasn't informed a host had ended its employee's assignment has successfully argued it doesn't have to face her general protections claim.
An employer didn't force an employee to resign when it ordered her to cease working from home due to safety concerns, according to the Fair Work Commission.
An absent employee was understandably aggrieved by his employer putting an out-of-office message on his emails stating he was on "mental health leave", however this didn't amount to discrimination, a tribunal has ruled.
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.
