Employees' opinions in the context of COVID-related decisions are even more relevant than usual, due to their unique insights into workplace issues, according to a prominent safety lawyer.
An employer has updated its social media policy to specifically address posts made anonymously or under a pseudonym, after a "trolling" employee prompted an investigation into its practices.
An employee who claimed his employer exploited his disability at work has failed to prove his dismissal was unlawful, after a court accepted he struggled to follow reasonable directions.
An employer has failed to win interim restraints against three former employees, with a court finding their "know-how" didn't fall within its available protections.
An employer took reasonable steps to determine whether an employee was medically exempt from wearing face masks at work and wasn't "unnecessarily combative" in enforcing its policy, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Flexible work options that suit one employee could cause issues for another, so it is critical for employers to set and then maintain expectations and boundaries, an HR specialist says.
It was "unfortunate" that an employee waited so long to lodge a stop-bullying application given the behaviour of his peers fell "well short of appropriate workplace conduct", the Fair Work Commission has said.
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.
