An employer that asked an employee to resign following drug-use allegations acted unfairly and with limited proof, but subsequent evidence outweighed its procedural flaws, the Fair Work Commission has found.
An unfairly dismissed employee has lost her appeal for reinstatement. Also in this article, how remote work practices are harming productivity, and where leadership capabilities are converging.
Can employers direct workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19? How should they handle pushback? These questions are more are addressed in this new Q&A.
A performance improvement plan (PIP) that warned of possible disciplinary action at the bottom of every page came across as punitive but didn't constitute bullying, the Fair Work Commission has found.
HR leaders have shared their focus areas and priorities for managing people effectively in 2021, and expert consultants pinpoint the best ways to approach these strategies.
The employer behind "one of the worst cases of management bullying" a Fair Work Commissioner has ever seen acted too harshly when it sacked a worker who was misinformed about her workplace rights.
A misconduct investigation that generated 12 allegations against an employee but substantiated just six used a "kitchen sink" approach, the Fair Work Commission has found, deeming the termination harsh despite the employer's valid reason.
A major food manufacturer is taking a team-by-team approach to long-term flexible work, shifting mindsets for high performance and developing charters rather than 'rules'.
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.
