An employer has failed for a second time to defend an unfair dismissal claim on the grounds it was a small business, after a full bench found none of its workers were contractors.
With a headcount freeze in place due to COVID-19, EY is redeploying its talent acquisition staff into HR roles and intensifying its focus on skills mapping, says APAC people advisory services partner Matt Lovegrove.
Many employers now have concerns about maintaining the productivity of their remote workforces, but this is absolutely not the time to introduce higher levels of monitoring, an HR analytics expert says.
The Fair Work Commission has upheld one employer's application to reduce redundancy pay due to its financial hardship, but rejected another employer's plea.
A taskforce and response teams, weekly roundtables and revamped communication strategies are helping a food manufacturer respond quickly to COVID-19 disruptions, its HR director says.
A lawyer whose contract was terminated after he publicly criticised the Federal Government was not subjected to adverse action because of a political view, but rather punished for breaching the firm's media policy, a federal court has upheld.
Employees might be unlikely to dispute stand-down directions at the moment, but a large number of claims and legal challenges are set to emerge when the market recovers, a lawyer warns.
Warning remote workers to be "as productive as possible" will only exacerbate the challenges associated with COVID-19, while maintaining standard, predictable working hours and compensation for overtime will help alleviate them, researchers say.
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