The Federal Circuit Court has criticised an HR business partner's defence of an adverse action claim, finding she sacked an employee on probation for making workplace complaints.
HR professionals keen to stay on the front foot in 2019 in fostering agile, successful workplace cultures should turn their focus to employee experience, talent analytics and recruitment, HR specialists say.
An employer that waited a year to sack an employee after discovering he had a criminal history has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission the dismissal was fair.
Traditional methods for assessing the worth of a role are past their use-by date, and a new value-centric mindset is needed for strategic workforce planning, according to an expert in the field.
Employers have made "major strides" on workplace mental health in recent years, but can do much more to address the gap between their current initiatives and what employees actually want.
HR professionals in most states can expect higher salaries in 2019, with Queensland well in front of the pack, according to a new global salary survey. Also in this article, maintaining health and wellbeing when returning from holidays, how age diversity impacts retention and profit, and more.
An employer has paid a candidate $2,500 compensation and revised its recruitment processes after the Australian Human Rights Commission found it had unlawfully discriminated on the basis of a criminal conviction.
HR teams can ensure they're more innovative, resilient and effective in 2019 by focusing on stronger internal communication and collaboration, a neuroleadership specialist says.
Quality of hire is the holy grail in recruitment, but exceedingly difficult to measure. This HR Daily Premium webcast discusses five recruitment metrics that create transparency and offer valuable insights into your hiring process.
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.