An employer and its directors have failed to argue they have "suffered enough" after underpaying workers and shouldn't be fined for their Fair Work breaches.
The pandemic has increased the likelihood of employees committing workplace fraud, but a specialist says employers can minimise their risks by watching out for some common red flags.
Remote work has added some complexity to managing employees' misconduct, but recent cases show this will not provide any excuse for employers' procedural fairness failings.
The Fair Work Commission has cautioned employers against pre-preparing termination letters, after finding an employee was unfairly dismissed for failing to sufficiently improve her performance.
The ACCC is appealing a ruling that cleared a workplace relations advisor of misleading conduct. Also in this article: 7-Eleven has backpaid $173 million to workers.
An employee was unfairly dismissed despite threatening to kill his manager, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, in a case it says demonstrates the "danger" of not seeking an employee's version of events.
Managing misconduct is always difficult, but remote work and pandemic factors have heightened employers' challenges in this space. This webcast provides an up-to-date review of misconduct case law and outlines on-site and online risks, appropriate disciplinary responses, and much more.
Leaders sometimes claim they are pushed "below the line" of acceptable workplace conduct when dealing with others' misbehaviour, but this indicates they lack responsibility, resilience and influence, HR Daily Community member Catherine Gillespie warns in this week's featured post.
An employee had an 'unrealistic' expectation that her employer should have delayed making her role redundant until after her parental leave, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
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.
