The perceived difficulties of accommodating an employee's return to work after parental leave result in far too many 'convenient' redundancies, HR specialists say.
The Fair Work Commission has ordered an employer to halt a workplace investigation and refrain from taking any disciplinary action against an employee until it determines her stop-bullying application.
Employers can take one of two paths when determining how to handle cross-complaints that arise during workplace bullying investigations, a specialist says.
Disputes about company information theft and LinkedIn connection ownership are rife, but can be prevented with steps taken early in the employment relationship, a law specialist says.
HR continues to miss the mark when validating its contribution and importance to organisations, and the 'business partner' title doesn't match the reality, two HR specialists say.
Codes of conduct are a valuable tool for setting expectations and guiding employee behaviour, but employers should resist the temptation to make "the blanket cover the whole field", a workplace lawyer warns.
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.
