Accusations that an employee committed "disgusting" acts against children played a major part in his psychological injury, a commission has ruled in rejecting an employer's 'reasonable actions' defence.
A common "fault line" that dominates leadership discourse is the over-simplification of the leadership process, or the over-complication of it, according to a new book that advocates a "blended" approach.
Here you'll find links to all resources relevant to HR Daily's 'Out-of-hours and remote behaviour risks' webinar, presented on 20 October by HR Law practice group leader Kristin Duff.
An employee has failed to convince the Federal Court that the real reason for his dismissal was not alleged s-xual harassment, but because he accused his manager of defamation on numerous occasions.
With only three months until all workers are entitled to access paid family and domestic vi-lence leave, a lawyer is urging employers to start reviewing their policies and procedures now.
Employers risk disenfranchising loyal employees by exaggerating the salaries of new hires, and it's already starting to "annoy" some, an HR advisor warns.
An employee can no longer pursue her unfair dismissal action after a commission found she sent "vicious" and threatening emails to numerous people, which had the potential to interfere with her case.
The Federal Government's Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill has been introduced to parliament, and proposes to give employees more flexible work rights, while also tackling the gender pay gap, modernising enterprise bargaining, and more.
An employee who had "little regard" for his employer's leave policies has failed to prove a performance improvement plan was designed to increase pressure on him and result in his dismissal.
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.
