The Fair Work Commission has recommended a chief HR officer be referred to the police for knowingly providing false and misleading information to support an enterprise agreement's approval.
Building HR strategy has never been more difficult than in the current climate, but by mobilising employees to play a more active role from the start, HR can save money, gain buy-in, and reduce turnover, an expert says.
An HR business partner has defended claims she failed to support an overwhelmed manager, with the Fair Work Commission finding she often acted as a "sounding-board" and tried to help improve her performance.
Three main focus areas will in turn shape the trends and challenges HR professionals can expect to face during 2023, according to a Mercer workplace consulting leader.
A senior employee's "entirely unhelpful and disruptive intervention" in an employer's efforts to trial a four-day work week wasn't serious misconduct that warranted summary dismissal, according to the Fair Work Commission.
A part-time worker trying to claim he was dismissed after exercising his protected right to complain about his pay was a contractor, not an employee, the Federal Circuit Court has found.
A worker claiming she was unfairly dismissed has won an appeal, with the Fair Work Commission finding an earlier ruling that she earned above the high-income threshold was made in error.
An employee's dismissal for aggressive behaviour was "a sham and a disgrace", resulting in a "very serious psychiatric injury", a court has ruled in awarding him more than $1 million in damages.
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.
