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.
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.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
