Employers should take three steps to prepare for the IR changes that might occur as a result of the Coalition's election win, according to HR Daily Community member Kristin Duff.
A new ruling shows the Fair Work Ombudsman and courts won't hesitate to hold directors and officers personally accountable for workplace law breaches, and might even go "out of their way" to do so, a lawyer warns.
An employer must pay a former worker more than $100k in damages, after a court found it breached his contract in failing to set up a formal performance bonus plan.
Spending time on lazy and underperforming employees at the expense of paying attention to more talented ones is the management attribute that most frustrates employees, according to an engagement expert.
A new generation of psychometric assessments capture a more accurate and much broader range of information about candidates, according to an organisational psychologist.
The rejection of two workers' claims for unfair dismissal after they harassed a colleague "just as easily could have gone the other way", a lawyer says, highlighting how precarious these rulings can be.
Defining who is a 'reasonable person' for the purposes of determining whether a workplace breach has occurred is difficult, but case law holds some clues about what the courts look for.
Offshoring or outsourcing an organisation's HR function can save money in the short-term, but employers should beware of hidden costs and legal risks, an employment 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.
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.
