Employers have substantially lifted their game on LGBTI inclusion in the past year, and the top-performing organisations are no longer just banks and professional services firms, results of the Australian Workplace Equality Index show.
Even organisations that claim to be LGBTI-inclusive can inadvertently use "offensive" language in their policies, an expert warns. This article also sets out what employers are doing at the mid-level and leading edge of workplace inclusion.
Not every emotional flare up constitutes bullying, but clear training and a well-structured anti-bullying policy help employers avoid confusion and unnecessary claims, HR Daily Community member Shane Koelmeyer says in this week's featured post.
Commonwealth Bank is this month moving more than 4,000 employees into a new workplace, which has 50% more collaboration space and will eventually house 10,000 of its staff.
A higher proportion of employees will receive a pay rise this year compared to last, according to the latest Hays salary survey. Also in this article: employees lack belonging at work; public holiday shiftwork dispute resolved; and more.
Five senior executives have won their unfair dismissal claims, but will receive no compensation after the Fair Work Commission found they engaged in a "significant amount of misconduct" after being sacked.
For many employers it's appealing to hold executives to higher standards of behaviour, but risks and pitfalls abound in applying inconsistent workplace policies, a lawyer says.
The Coalition approached the federal election with a fairly limited workplace relations agenda, but now may push forward a number of proposals that had stalled, a workplace lawyer says.
Two employees have successfully argued that their post-termination mental health should excuse their late unfair dismissal claims, in separate cases before the Fair Work Commission.
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.
