Volatility and uncertainty have been replaced with brittleness and fear as established ways of working "break", but learning agility will remain a valuable skill, a workplace futurist says.
A labour hire worker has been blocked from pursuing a general protections claim against two purported employers, with the Fair Work Commission accepting that neither terminated his employment.
Fixed-term contract restrictions have been a challenging reform to manage, but employers can take some comfort from the decisions handed down in disputes lodged so far, a workplace lawyer says in our latest Q&A.
After being ordered to reinstate an employee sacked for physical violence, an employer has failed to convince a Fair Work Commission full bench that the earlier decision applied the wrong legal test for self-defence.
The Fair Work Commission has confirmed that it can't arbitrate a flexible work dispute about a request that was made one month before the employee met the eligibility criteria.
Significant signs of ageism are showing in the current hiring market, and an experienced talent specialist warns industries are on track to lose "invaluable" knowledge.
Emails to an HR practitioner showed an employee appreciated his help in facilitating her retirement, and not that she was "forced down a path she did not want to take", the Fair Work Commission has found.
Workplace bullying complaints continue to pose significant challenges for employers, including where the behaviour doesn't meet the legal definition of bullying or the threshold to make a claim. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to understand key lessons from cases where bullying complaints interact with other claims and issues.
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