An employer has failed to prove its overtime changes, which caused a worker's psychological injury, were an 'administrative action' that should preclude it from compensating her. Also in this article, new cases on bullying, employee deception, redundancy and more; pay growth predictions for 2020...
An employee has won reinstatement after arguing his performance improvement plans failed to consider his personal circumstances and set him up to fail.
Employers have a duty to maintain a safe place of work, but must be careful not to breach discrimination protections in their responses to the coronavirus outbreak, a lawyer says.
A tribunal has ordered compensation for an employee who suffered a psychological injury after reviewing records of workplace bullying and harassment she experienced 10 years earlier.
HR Daily Community member Shane Koelmeyer discusses under which circumstances a deed of release can backfire for an employer. Community members are also blogging about dismissals for dr-g and alcohol breaches, managing complainant expectations during investigations, and dealing with workplace racism.
Australia Post breached a manager's employment contract when it offered him four "unsuitable" positions after shutting down his project, the Federal Court has ruled.
An employer's rostering system helped to give a casual employee a reasonable expectation of continuing employment, a Fair Work Commission full bench has ruled in allowing her to claim unfair dismissal.
Sophisticated recruitment marketing remains a rarity and employers need to "up the ante" this year, according to PageUp's head of market research and insights.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected an employee's call for HR managers to refresh their bullying training, in finding no specific bullying risks persisted at his workplace.
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.
