Recent redundancy decisions that have been overturned involve a redeployment sabotage, abandoned performance management, inadequate consultation, and more.
A report on the Australian Olympic Committee's HR practices has highlighted a mismatch with its stated values, with staff members characterising the former culture as "toxic".
Poor behaviour at work that falls short of misconduct can be the most difficult to manage, but too often employers turn a blind eye, a workplace lawyer warns.
The factors that attract HR professionals to a new role differ significantly in some important ways from those of the candidates they're hoping to employ, research shows. Meanwhile, data tells a new story about increases in part-time work, Australian employers' hiring enthusiasm still hasn't recovered post-GFC, and more.
Rigorous recruiting for cultural fit has helped an employer achieve high financial results and customer satisfaction scores, while keeping attrition below 10 per cent.
Dismissing employees' off-the-cuff comments about their colleagues as whinging that doesn't require action can expose employers to escalating conflict and legal risks, HR Daily Community member Catherine Gillespie warns.
An employer that failed to take timely action in response to bullying and harassment complaints against a director has been ordered to pay her $1.5 million in damages.
Leaders' ability to execute strategy is no longer just about having discipline and making decisions, but about being fast and open to failure, HR expert Dave Ulrich says.
Successful HR practitioners of the future won't just have impressive expertise and experience; they'll bring their "whole selves" to the role, a leadership and influence expert says.
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.
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
