An employer that allowed a worker to secretly check her manager's computer for p-rnography has been ordered to pay him $25k in compensation for unfair dismissal.
Employers should make flexibility the "default position" for how work is performed to increase the workforce participation of older workers and people with disability, Age and Disability Discrimination Commissioner Susan Ryan says.
Changes in job board technology and jobseekers' search habits mean organisations should continually update their recruiters' job ad writing skills, a specialist says.
Employers are increasingly allowing employees to work from home, but are they taking all appropriate steps to mitigate the risks that can arise as a result?
Culture is "the behaviour you accept, or don't", so helping teams identify the unproductive behaviours they've come to accept is key to boosting performance, a leadership expert says.
An employer should never share unnecessary details of an employee's mental illness with their colleagues, but refusing to disclose "need-to-know information" also carries risks, an employment lawyer warns.
An employee who made Islamaphobic, crude and s-xist comments at work has had his unfair dismissal claim upheld, after the Fair Work Commission found the context rendered his misconduct less serious.
Employers should 'crowdsource' feedback to improve their performance management processes, an HR leader says. Meanwhile, new reports show how to attract and retain female employees and how much male workers' earnings have increased over the years compared to women's; and more.
Balancing the 'pain' of exiting employees and the 'gain' of building a future for those remaining is the most difficult task for HR during an organisational restructure, according to senior HR professionals at Toyota.
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.
