HR has become a "dumping ground" for many organisations' legal and regulatory tasks, with burnout an increasingly likely outcome, a risk specialist says.
An employee who refused 32 redeployment options didn't realise his employment was at risk until it was too late, the Fair Work Commission has accepted in allowing his unfair dismissal claim to proceed.
Peer-based performance feedback is not only more accurate but also far more engaging for employees to receive, says globally renowned leadership specialist Simon Sinek.
With vaccinations and other COVID-related conversations poised to divide workplaces, it's time for HR to proactively drive their organisations' 'conversation culture', a conflict expert says.
An employee removed from a client site due to complaints about "gossiping" could have received better treatment but ultimately wasn't unfairly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
The Federal Court has found an employer threatened employees with repatriation to "intimidate them into silence", knowing they would put up with below-award rates and conditions.
An FWC full bench has overturned a finding that an employee was dishonest during a workplace investigation, but nonetheless concluded he was fairly dismissed for a "sexualised" tweet, storing p-rn on his work computer, and other misconduct.
Providing access to workplace investigation documents could result in staff not cooperating in future with "complete candour", a commissioner has accepted in upholding an employer's refusal.
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