A stressful and demanding work environment cannot excuse inappropriate behaviour towards subordinates, a tribunal has ruled in rejecting a senior employee's disciplinary action appeal.
If leaders habitually delegate management issues to HR, their people will soon lose respect for them, warns a consultant who says leaders shouldn't just set standards, but more actively enforce them too.
An employee has been awarded $83k in compensation, as well as ongoing weekly payments, for a psychological injury caused by being told he'd need to get a COVID-19 vaccination to continue working.
An absent employee who was repeatedly blocked from returning to work has lost his stop-bullying claim, after the Fair Work Commission found he was not "at work" when the alleged behaviour occurred.
Organisations tend to focus on underperformance and "over-index", at the expense of helping employees realise their true potential, a culture specialist says.
An absent employee who repeatedly failed to respond to her employer's return-to-work requests has won her unfair dismissal claim, after the Fair Work Commission found she had not "abandoned her employment".
A new report showing younger employees lack resilience is urging employers to intervene, but warns that treating them as fragile is "insulting and demotivating".
An employer's "many failures" during a worker's probation period didn't outweigh her repeated performance errors and poor attitude, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in unfair dismissal proceedings.
Suncorp has backpaid almost $32 million to underpaid workers and entered an enforceable undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman, after inconsistently applying a clause in its enterprise agreements.
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.
