A tribunal has found a senior HR partner, whose practice was not to keep records of HR matters, pressured an employee to resign because of her disability.
With widespread sickies expected this coming Friday, there are five steps employers can take to prevent absenteeism and minimise business disruption. Meanwhile, Australia has ranked highly for talent competitiveness; research reports urge CEOs to focus more on people issues; and more.
The Fair Work Commission has ordered two employers to compensate employees they sacked for serious misconduct after conducting flawed investigations, and has found another two employers fairly dismissed employees for aggressive behaviour.
Employers are finally realising just how highly intelligent, hard-working and loyal employees on the autism spectrum can be, and far from dismissing them as applicants, are actively pursuing them.
Developing the skills of individual leaders won't create an effective leadership team, but getting them to work together will be key to your organisation's success. Watch this webcast to hear about the consequences of ignoring leadership, simple ways to grow teamwork skills, and more.
Bullying prevention, DV as a workplace issue and paid parental leave changes are just some of the key trends HR will have to manage in 2017, according to HR Daily Community member Merilyn Speiser.
A simple education program could have helped an employer avoid vicarious liability for a male worker's naked advances on a female employee, a tribunal has ruled.
Drafting different HR policies and practices for distinct role types goes a long way towards ensuring people budgets are maximised, according to a workforce planning expert.
Aggressive leaders always do more harm than good and it's up to HR to address the issue, even if the culprit is the CEO, according to an organisational culture expert.
What constitutes "best practice" when managing neurodiversity at work is evolving all the time. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to learn how to embed neuroinclusive practices into HR programs and every stage of the employment lifecycle.
