Perceptions of productivity heavily influence WFH access, according to new research commissioned by the FWC, suggesting a role for HR in educating managers and ensuring equitable access to remote work opportunities.
Employers can overcome the challenges of an ageing workforce via strategies focused on three key pillars, which build employees' belonging, job-fit and engagement, new research suggests.
Some risk is unavoidable when engaging contingent workers, but certain steps can go a long way towards preventing regulator scrutiny and entitlement claims, a lawyer says.
A performance improvement plan gave an employee "ample" opportunity to demonstrate better workplace communication, but she "missed it by a mile", a commission has ruled in upholding her dismissal.
Most employers agree the workplace law reforms introduced over the past few years are having a positive impact, according to AHRI's latest Quarterly Work Outlook report.
Many professionals believe hard work alone will pave the way to top leadership roles, but that's not how CEOs are made, according to a coach who specialises in the CEO transition.
Requesting medical information about an absent employee was lawful and reasonable under his contract, and his refusal to grant access warranted summary dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Controversial reforms aiming to "stabilise" the NSW workers' compensation scheme will instead "radically reduce" employees' psychological injury rights, according to critics of the proposals.
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.
