More than a dozen enterprise agreements approved in the past few months contain an "ingenious" clause designed to increase union membership, but workplace lawyers question whether it will "stand the test of time".
Employers' psychosocial risk obligations represent a "new dawn" for HR, where this area can no longer be viewed as a workplace health and safety issue. Watch this webcast to understand how psychosocial risks intersect with almost every aspect of employment law and people management.
Because what "improving my wellbeing" looks like will vary between employees, it's important to give them choice, and not make distinctions between work and home, according to a chief people officer.
The Fair Work Commission has chastised a long-serving employee for creating a "false and misleading story" to explain his workplace actions, finding his dismissal for serious misconduct was "wholly justified".
An employee "blatantly" lied to his employer when he said he wasn't recording their meetings, the Fair Work Commission has found, ruling this post-dismissal discovery foiled his case.
A full bench of the Fair Work Commission has affirmed an earlier decision denying costs to an employee who won her unfair dismissal case, finding the employer's objection to her claim, at the time, had a "reasonable prospect of success".
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.
