An employer has been ordered to pay $1.2m damages to an employee it sacked for publicly criticising its workplace and peers. Also in this article, when to ask R U OK?; unfair dismissal wrap; and more.
An employee's difficult personal circumstances made her employer's formal response to her workplace behaviour issues "excessive", a tribunal has upheld on appeal.
Striving for perfection can have dire consequences for employees' mental health and productivity, but there's an alternative approach, a performance specialist says.
An employer committed unlawful adverse action when it "went looking" for reasons to dismiss an employee after he complained about his performance management process.
Senior leaders often have the most work to do during times of culture change, and their buy-in is hardest to gain, but it's imperative to engage them with the process, a new report highlights.
HR functions will become a limiting factor for businesses if they do not effectively harness emerging technologies to counter the challenging labour market, according to a Gartner expert.
Leaders must start building more judgement and authority in their team members to prepare them for the future of "disruptive workplaces", an expert says.
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.
