Whistleblower laws and the Modern Slavery Act come into effect today. Also in this article, the new ILO convention on workplace violence and harassment; OECD research on digitisation; and more.
A Fair Work Commission full bench has cleared an employer to use CCTV footage to defend an unfair dismissal claim, despite an earlier finding that it had been unlawfully obtained.
The future of HR is to step up as strategic contributors and business influencers, and the best way to do that is through leveraging workforce data, says HR Daily Community member Alicia Roach in this week's featured post.
A tribunal has ordered an employer not to sack a whistleblowing manager for at least three months, accepting he could arguably win an unfair dismissal action.
Demand for HR contractors is increasing, and more conversions from full-time to part-time as well as a surge in overdue salary inflation across the HR market in general can be expected, specialists say in our HR employment snapshot.
There remains much uncertainty and confusion around casual entitlements, but employers can take some basic steps to limit their exposure to 'double dipping'.
The Fair Work Commission has put an employer on notice following an "unbalanced" process that saw one employee sacked as a result of an argument, while the other wasn't even rebuked.
The Fair Work Commission has found that a "brutal" dismissal fell short of being harsh, because the employee had "clear and fair opportunities" to respond to the allegations against him.
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.
