A case in which an employee's role was made redundant following an "informal chat" is a good reminder for HR practitioners to carefully consider their consultation obligations before making redundancies, according to an employment lawyer.
The Fair Work Commission has ordered an employer to compensate a manager it dismissed for jokingly asking a colleague to punch another worker in the face.
New research on the impact of tattoos suggests employers have a reason to ban visible body art at work, but it's a fine line between doing what's best for the company and limiting workers' rights to self-expression, an academic says.
Court and Fair Work Commission rulings this year have changed the way your organisation should manage its employment law compliance and liability risks. Watch this webcast to understand how to manage its legal exposure.
The silly season entails a host of year-end workplace events that can leave HR practitioners knee-deep investigating varying degrees of alleged misconduct, warns employment lawyer Kristin Duff in this week's featured post from the HR Daily Community.
HR can gain the respect it deserves and become a strategic business partner through some "sneaky" use of analytics, according to HR expert, Michael Molinaro.
Change is "very, very hard" to sell in an organisation, but in the face of exponential "digital disruption" it's a job HR professionals must embrace, says futurist and innovation strategist, Anders Sörman-Nilsson.
A shift towards "employee self-service" is reducing employers' need for HR personnel, and those who are in demand increasingly require non-traditional skillsets, according to a talent management expert.
An employer's three-month "delay" in implementing stop-bullying recommendations was not unreasonable, but its choice of investigator was, the Fair Work Commission has found.
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.
