An employee who won reinstatement six years ago after being sacked for misconduct has again been given his job back, with a commission finding his most recent dismissal was a disproportionate response to his "stupid" out-of-hours behaviour.
Approaching flexible work requests with a 'can do' mindset will have benefits that go far beyond helping employers comply with new legislative requirements, a workplace lawyer says.
Investing in staff development can be a two-edged sword when it creates employees who are actively headhunted, but a CPO says the balance weighs in favour of turning high performers into future brand advocates.
The Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by an employee who claimed workplace bullying and harassment aggravated his underlying psychological condition.
An employee has failed to argue a different standard of conduct applied during a consultative meeting, in appealing against the severity of disciplinary action imposed on him for poor behaviour.
Commonwealth Bank Australia is in the early stages of "dynamic passive listening", to improve its people experience to the point where it's in the top 10% globally, a conference has heard.
An employee who claimed she was forced to "dance through hoops" to progress in her career, but ultimately "went nowhere", has won compensation for a psychological injury.
When an organisation suffers a breach of its people data, its response will be closely watched, making preparation and contingency planning more important than ever, a compliance expert says.
Organisations are overlooking some obvious ways to illustrate and support their employer branding claims, according to new research that assesses 140 EVPs.
A commission has lambasted an unsuccessful job applicant over his discrimination claims, saying he is "establishing himself to be somewhat of a serial pest".
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