An employer that went to "extraordinary lengths" to support an employee experiencing domestic violence, but then sacked her for poor attendance, has successfully argued the dismissal was fair.
Westpac was justified in sacking an employee for allowing a relative to use his work phone and transferring customer data to his personal email account, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
HR professionals are spending too much time adopting new technology at the expense of candidate and employee relationships, necessitating a smarter mix of tech and talent strategies in 2019, an expert says.
Employers can achieve much greater value from their investment in wellbeing by taking a six-step approach to selecting and embedding the right initiatives for their workplace, says an expert in the field.
An HR consultant is claiming his former employer discriminated against him by favouring younger workers and sacking him while he was unfit for work. Also in this article, the key to stopping the collapse of enterprise bargaining, C-suite leaders' top concern heading into 2019, and more.
The Fair Work Commission has found an employer had a valid reason to dismiss an employee for breaching its D&A policy, but the dismissal was harsh because of its HR manager's "pattern of overreach" towards him.
HR Daily Community members are this week discussing ways to manage employee absenteeism over the holidays, why every HR professional should have a personal brand, and more.
Despite an already high engagement score, a national employer has overhauled its engagement survey process to shorten the time it takes between receiving and responding to feedback.
The Commonwealth Bank had a valid reason to sack an employee it alleged had stolen $3k, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, while questioning its decision to provide him with pay in lieu of notice.
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