Disclosing an employee's confidential medical condition to HR was reasonable management action, a court has confirmed on appeal. Also in this article: new rulings uphold employers' responses to mental health issues; Foodora to backpay 1,700 workers; and more.
HR is under increasing pressure to ensure workplace practices support staff to avoid or manage psychological conditions. Find out more about this webcast discussing legal risks and obligations in this area, HR's potential liability, implications for managing work processes, and more.
Misbehaviour and underperformance can be particularly difficult to manage when it involves senior people in an organisation. In this HR Daily Premium webcast, a lawyer shares tips for handling complaints against senior staff, policy and contract considerations, and more.
Robotic process automation has freed up more than 50 hours per employee per month for the majority (72%) of organisations that have implemented it, according to a new report.
Australian employers are admirably open to new and different ways of working, but they lag globally when it comes to talking with employees about automation and how the changing work environment will affect them, says an expert.
In this HR Daily Premium webcast, an expert shares how agile structures have important ramifications for strategic workforce planning, and a value-centric model for role evaluation. Find out more about the presentation here.
HR Daily Community members are this week discussing sharing information after a workplace investigation, strategies for managing disagreements during mediations, and more.
One in two engagement interventions are ineffective or even counterproductive, but the successful ones share some common attributes, new Australian-led research shows.
An employee's intimidating behaviour towards a female colleague was "short lived", but nonetheless provided a valid reason to dismiss him, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
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.
