Employers considering waiving confidentiality agreements to assist the s-xual harassment inquiry might be best served by weighing the legal and other implications on a case-by-case basis, a workplace lawyer says.
Increasing visibility of career development opportunities and scrapping unnecessary role requirements were among Aon's most effective HR strategies last year, according to its people and culture director.
Is 'culture fit' falling out of favour? More organisations are taking the view that it hampers diversity and inclusion, according to HR Daily Community member Sara Kaplan.
A long-serving employee with a history of misconduct has successfully claimed unfair dismissal, despite the Fair Work Commission likening him to a workplace "dinosaur".
An employee who claimed her comments about a supervisor's weight were a "scientific fact" rather than bullying has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission she was unfairly dismissed.
The Federal Circuit Court has ordered a sacked HR coordinator to pay $35k in costs, after he unreasonably refused his former employer's settlement offers. Also in this article, recent adverse action and redundancy decisions, workplace learning needs to double, and more.
There are important reasons why organisations should improve the percentage of candidates they hire, and these go far beyond lowering recruitment costs and time-to-fill, a data specialist says.
The case of a contractor who funnelled more than $500k in payments to his own accounts over five months holds important lessons on preventing fraud, says NSW corruption watchdog ICAC.
The Fair Work Commission has ordered an employer to reinstate an employee whose role was made redundant, after slamming its consultation failures and "shoddy" record-keeping.
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.
