Quality communication, opportunities to showcase skills, and meaningful interview feedback are largely absent from recruitment processes, but would vastly improve the candidate experience, according to a global study.
An employer displayed "considerable irony" in sacking an employee for workplace policy breaches while failing to follow its own investigations procedure, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Big changes to employer-sponsored visas are coming into effect this week, but uncertainty remains for businesses around their costs, a migration expert says.
Lack of meaningful action on gender diversity is causing fatigue in organisations, according to a leadership consultant, who says more needs to be done to ensure a fully capable workforce.
An employer that stood down a worker facing criminal charges, then sacked him for being absent from work for too long, has been ordered to reinstate him.
On the HR Daily Community this week, members are discussing when to engage contractors versus upskill employees; the new Single Touch Payroll reporting requirements; managing cultural diversity; and more.
Following a dip in engagement scores, a beverages company has united employees around three core values to drive more teamwork and pride in the business.
The Fair Work Commission has cast some doubt on which employees can be considered "award-free", employment lawyers warn. Also in this article, a record number of workplaces have received gender-equality recognition; skills shortages are the top threat to company growth; the national data breach scheme begins today; and more.
An employee warned for breaching company policy twice in one shift was not unfairly dismissed, despite being just weeks away from qualifying for long service leave, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Employers are increasingly coming under fire for using confidentiality agreements after workplace s-xual harassment allegations as a "form of gag", according to a lawyer.
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.
