The Fair Work Commission has rebuked an employer for failing to adequately manage sponsored workers, finding it unfairly dismissed an employee for the "trifling" offence of exceeding her permitted working hours.
The Fair Work Commission has dismissed an employee's stop-bullying application, despite noting a "troubling absence" of any explanation as to why he would fabricate his allegations. Also in this article, a survey has found nearly two in three women and one in three men have experienced s-xual harassment at work; a mental health expert says real-time stress leave reporting would improve employees' health; and more.
This year has seen the biggest-yet drop in the gender pay gap, but the latest WGEA data also highlights where employers still have the most work to do.
A commission has rejected an unfair dismissal claim brought by an employee who was openly hostile towards his employer and bullied his superiors, declaring he was "the architect of his own demise".
Flawed implementation of the 70:20:10 framework could be compromising its efficacy and causing "inappropriate behaviours" to spread, new research suggests.
Nearly six months on from its data security breach, PageUp CEO and founder Karen Cariss shares some valuable insights around what to expect when an incident occurs, and lessons learned during the response, by her company and its clients.
A review of PageUp's handling of its high-profile data breach illustrates the importance of including support for employees in any crisis response plan, says its CEO.
On the HR Daily Community this week, Jan Terkelsen unpacks what she describes as one of the simplest yet most impactful behavioural models of the past two decades.
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.
