A Federal Court judge has called for employees to be better educated about their rights upon termination, in rejecting a dismissal claim wrongly pursued under general protections laws by a "confused" employee.
An employee whose psychological injury claim helped reform the 'administrative action' test has lost her latest appeal for compensation. Also in this article, industries ranked by executives' health; HR is still too attached to paper records; and more.
An employer's delay in allowing an employee to bring her service dog to work was "arguably poor" from a process point of view, but was not disability discrimination, a tribunal has found.
Employers that want to guard their talent pool from the competition should ensure leaders take an "active, dynamic, and ongoing interest" in their people's career development, according to leadership expert Greg Smith.
Many organisations undergoing transformations run the risk of losing corporate wisdom and their "cultural soul" by failing to engage long-tenured employees in the process, says a leadership expert.
Taking a pre-prepared termination letter into a disciplinary meeting is a "classic example" of how employers trip up on procedural fairness when dismissing employees, says a workplace lawyer.
In this highly practical webinar, relational strategist Julia Palmer will share critical communication and networking techniques to help HR professionals future-proof themselves in the 'human age', and build meaningful connections in their organisation.
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An employee who was dismissed for serious misconduct was not afforded procedural fairness partly because her employer failed to take into account her "quiet and timid" personality, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Long-tenured employees are sometimes overlooked in workplace culture, engagement and transformation efforts, but losing these employees and their knowledge can be devastating. This webcast sets out how to reengage them to become "second-half heroes".
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.
