Changes to overseas worker sponsorship have thrown up considerable challenges for HR professionals managing workers under the existing scheme. This webcast contains practical guidance on transitional arrangements and how to prepare for the new regime.
Research on four common workplace mental health initiatives has found their benefits are either slight, or still unknown, with one labelled as potentially harmful, a blog post on the HR Daily Community says.
In the absence of official guidance on appropriate timeframes for employees to consider redundancy and redeployment issues, an employment lawyer urges employers to prioritise good communication over a hasty process.
Improving inclusivity at work so employees feel able to express their identity is a crucial part of driving innovation, says Corrs Chambers Westgarth partner Heidi Roberts.
The Fair Work Commission has slammed an employer's "callous" dismissal of a mentally ill employee, while noting its "unfortunate" approach occurs frequently in successful unfair dismissal cases.
Removing employee performance ratings does not increase engagement, and the practice has failed to live up to expectations in all but a "handful" of situations, according to an HR expert.
Abolishing ratings does nothing for performance in the vast majority of organisations, but in certain situations it might be worth the risk, an HR specialist says.
An employer had a valid reason to summarily dismiss an employee for sending abusive emails from his work address, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, finding they had the potential to damage the organisation's reputation.
Employers' obligations around redeployment remain one of the most misunderstood areas of restructures and redundancies, whether involving just one role or hundreds. In this webcast, an employment lawyer clarifies the 'genuine redundancy' exemption to unfair dismissal claims, role characteristics that make redeployment reasonable or otherwise, and more.
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.
