The difficulty of managing underperformance with remote or hybrid workers is exacerbated by the fact there are no "hard and fast rules" about what a performance improvement plan should contain, an employment lawyer says.
An employer's "shameless" attempt to use unpaid entitlements as a bargaining chip to settle an unfair dismissal claim was "disturbing and distasteful to observe", the Fair Work Commission has said.
An employer has failed to prove an employee with a history of "troubling disorders" wasn't entitled to compensation for a psychological injury because its numerous management actions against him were reasonable.
An employer has failed to prove it didn't intend to dismiss a worker after she publicly responded to a "hurtful" email about absenteeism, and has been ordered to pay her maximum compensation.
HR leaders have historically been "really poor" at developing a professional brand and using it to wield influence, and now is the perfect time to change this, according to a leadership expert.
An employer's transparent approach to communication and its commitment to psychological safety has led it to an "open management philosophy", its people leader says.
A redeployment offer was "clearly a demotion" for an employee, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in rejecting an employer's bid to reduce her 13-week redundancy entitlement.
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.
