The extent to which employees believe their employer supports their wellbeing often depends on how 'wellbeing' is defined, according to a workplace consultant.
In the absence of any complaints to HR, the Federal Circuit Court has rejected that racist and crude comments towards a supervisor were commonplace, and dismissed her discrimination and s-xual harassment claims.
The Fair Work Commission has made regulated labour hire arrangement orders for a warehouse where direct and on-hire employees already receive the same pay, and it has rejected a single labour hire worker's 'same pay' claim.
HR professionals are too often an "afterthought" when an organisation is facing cost pressures. Watch this webcast to understand how to play a key role in proactive cost optimisation and strategic workforce planning.
An employer has lost its appeal against reinstating an employee sacked for inappropriate conduct, after failing to convince a Fair Work Commission full bench that more regard should have been had to his impact on female colleagues.
Despite being counselled about her performance for almost a year and repeatedly failing to follow her manager's directions, an employee has successfully claimed her dismissal was unfair.
An employee who has worked exclusively from home since the first COVID lockdowns has been ordered to return to the office once a fortnight, with the Fair Work Commission accepting the employer's arguments for requiring her attendance.
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.
