A Fair Work Commission full bench has clarified when the end of a fixed-term contract might constitute a dismissal, finding that a conditional "promise" of ongoing employment wasn't a contractually binding offer.
Giving prospective hires a preview of working conditions and helping them feel they're "part of the team" as soon as they accept an offer helps to ensure the number who "reneg" stays low, a talent acquisition leader says.
A senior HR advisor's disciplinary process was unnecessarily lengthy and beset with "obvious problems", but that didn't outweigh that she had breached the employer's code of conduct, a commission has ruled.
Polling other workers about whether to "cut and run" or "stay and fight" after making a stop-bullying application warranted disciplinary action, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, in rejecting an employee's request for an interlocutory injunction.
A growing number of employees are lacking motivation and feeling "stuck" at work, which calls for a back-to-basics approach from their managers, often with HR's help, a Gartner director says.
The refusal of an HR manager's flexible work request did not indicate the employer intended to end her employment or leave her with no choice but to quit, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Extending an employee's probation period while she was on sick leave would have been distressing for her, but the employer had "little alternative", the Fair Work Commission has found.
When it's not possible to retain employees with above-market salaries, "connection to purpose" is a great thing to cultivate, and its becoming easier with AI, a panel of technology and HR specialists agree.
Hopes that a new employee would "hit the ground running" did not materialise, and prompted numerous workplace issues that ultimately caused her psychological injury, a commission has ruled.
