When there's "drama" in a team, leaders should look for habits and systems that drain people's energy rather than assume the problem is difficult personalities, a leadership specialist says.
"Greatly exaggerated" reimbursement claims weren't simply an "innocent error", but rather part of an employee's sophisticated process to derive a financial benefit he wasn't entitled to, the Federal Circuit Court has found.
To ensure they take 'reasonable management action' when handling complex workplace processes, employers need policies that provide for fairness and consistency, but also some flexibility, lawyers say.
High anxiety rates among younger employees are now having a major impact on both the feedback managers give to teams, and how it's received, a leadership specialist says.
An employer held an "unshakable" belief that an employee had engaged in misconduct, but it wasn't supported by evidence, the Fair Work Commission has found in unfair dismissal proceedings.
When it comes to tapping into employee advocacy to strengthen employer brands, Australia needs to "play catch up" with other countries, a specialist says.
The Fair Work Commission has cleared an employee to pursue a late general protections claim, criticising her employer for arguing she should have been able to file it on time despite experiencing health issues and ongoing FDV.
In prioritising the "good of the organisation", a people and culture manager's response to an employee's sexual harassment complaint was "flawed", a tribunal has ruled.
Despite a "substantial overlap" in the facts to be considered in an employee's stop-bullying and adverse action claims, the Fair Work Commission has refused an employer's request for an adjournment.
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.
