Artificial intelligence is often associated with job loss, but according to a study led by Charles Darwin University, it could also help employers to avoid it.
The Fair Work Commission has accepted a female employee was paid less than her male colleagues performing the same work, in its first ruling involving an application for equal pay under the FW Act.
It was "extremely unfair" for an employer to rely on historical – and resolved – performance issues when dismissing an employee, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in awarding him maximum compensation.
When concerned about an employee's mental health, leaders too often take responsibility for their issues, or go into "solving mode", a wellbeing specialist says.
One of the most common challenges leaders face is how to approach someone they are concerned about at work, and there are five steps to building "conversation competence", according to a specialist in the field.
The Fair Work Commission has expressed "genuine concern" that an employee would continue to be bullied if it didn't make interim orders halting a disciplinary process.
More than a dozen enterprise agreements approved in the past few months contain an "ingenious" clause designed to increase union membership, but workplace lawyers question whether it will "stand the test of time".
Employers' psychosocial risk obligations represent a "new dawn" for HR, where this area can no longer be viewed as a workplace health and safety issue. Watch this webcast to understand how psychosocial risks intersect with almost every aspect of employment law and people management.
Because what "improving my wellbeing" looks like will vary between employees, it's important to give them choice, and not make distinctions between work and home, according to a chief people officer.
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.
