An employer that required workers to turn up early for their shifts without payment and to "volunteer" for overtime has been fined $65k, with a tribunal describing its Fair Work Act breaches as brazen and reckless.
The week's biggest HR stories cover: enticing employees back to the workplace; addressing internal employer branding; contracting and casuals confusion; and more.
An HR manager has failed to argue that mentioning potential redundancies during a toolbox meeting satisfied consultation requirements. Also in this article: new misconduct and discrimination cases; proposals to extend parental leave; and more.
The Fair Work Commission has awarded redundancy pay to an employee whose role was terminated while he was on sick leave, finding an HR consultant's communication with him was confusing, "unnecessarily aggressive" and unreasonable.
Of the main four types of leaders that exist in the workplace, only two have the opportunity to leave a lasting impression on their teams post-pandemic, a specialist says.
A program that helps high performers to gain new knowledge and skills without trying to turn them into leaders is improving project management, stakeholder relationships and engagement at Aon.
There are seven levels of leadership, and the key differentiator between the top two and those that belong to "yesterday" is being intuitive instead of reactive, an expert says.
The Fair Work Commission is proposing to insert work-from-home and other flexible arrangements into modern awards. Also in this article: which industries have responded most smoothly to COVID; and the next step for remote working teams.
A worker who was dismissed when pandemic restrictions forced her employer to close, but then was rehired under JobKeeper, has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission her employment tenure was unbroken.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
