Opposition to the IR omnibus Bill's part-time flexibility provisions is based on "false claims", according to a new paper calling for the Bill's support. Meanwhile, HR's COVID response is likely to "shape the trajectory of the function for decades to come", academics say.
An employer that handed off administrative HR tasks to 'digital workers' now has a more engaged and strategic HR team, with thousands of hours freed up to work on projects they never had time for previously.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected that an employee was targeted for redundancy because of his workplace safety activities, finding his evidence "inconceivable", "speculative" and "weak".
A "difficult" employee's redundancy was not a ploy to get rid of him, the Fair Work Commission has found, noting he could have been exited more cheaply and quickly by other means.
The hotly debated casuals provisions in the IR omnibus Bill "strike an appropriate balance" for employers and employees, a Senate Committee says in recommending the legislation be passed.
In condoning misconduct worthy of summary dismissal by not acting on it at the time, an employer "deliberately abandoned" its right to use the behaviour to justify termination, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Employers now obtaining greater insight into the skills in their organisation are uncovering some huge surprises, not least among which are the ways employees would like to use and be recognised for their abilities.
A court has rejected that a date error in an employee's resignation rendered it invalid, while granting an employer an injunction restraining him from working for a potential competitor.
Changed work practices have increased employees' reliance on feedback to improve their performance, but few organisations are satisfied with the quality of feedback exchanges. This HR Daily webinar will explore the current state of performance feedback, why focusing on feedback givers isn't enough, practical feedback formulas and prompts, and more. Premium members can click through to request a complimentary pass.
The Fair Work Commission has questioned an employer's lack of insight into its contingent workforce, while stressing an obligation to redeploy redundant labour hire workers to its new project prior to engaging others.
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.
