When someone is considered a poor team player, it's often due to a manager failing to unlock their potential, not inherent issues with their abilities, says trainer Nick Mills.
A gathering of colleagues at a manager's apartment was not a "seamless continuation" of a preceding work lunch, and the injuries he sustained after falling from his balcony in an intoxicated state were not compensable, a commission has ruled.
An employer that plans to remove all its "people manager" roles is offering unhappy staff a generous severance payment, but an employment lawyer says this type of approach to large-scale change carries some risks.
An employer has been ordered to pay a former senior executive more than $2.9 million after a court found his employment contract incorporated the company's unpublished redundancy policy.
In this week's featured post, HR Daily Community blogger Alicia Tetley shares some recent instances of HR managers being called out by courts for "unreasonable" actions.
In a webinar on 7 May, employment law specialist Fay Calderone will discuss how you can ensure employment contracts minimise your organisation's exposure to unwanted liabilities and protect its interests. Premium members should click through to request a pass, while free subscribers can upgrade their membership level here for access.
Identifying the "hidden leaders" at the grassroots level of an organisation can be invaluable in garnering support for initiatives, or providing insights about what employees really think about the company, according to leadership experts.
Smart companies are adding "stay interviews" to their engagement efforts to ward off unwanted or surprise resignations, says retention expert Richard Finnegan.
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.
