Shared services operating models are becoming more prevalent, and their rise heralds a shift in HR professionals' roles and requisite skillsets, says Accenture Australia operations lead Russell Ives.
Contrary to popular wisdom, encouraging staff to increase their distractions can actually improve productivity and reduce the risk of burnout, says a performance coach.
A large employer that failed to fully engage its HR department in important investigations of safety breaches has been ordered to reinstate two employees.
An employee who was dismissed for refusing to accept a new position has failed to argue he was sacked for taking sick leave, even though his termination letter expressly referred to it.
A successful candidate who claimed his employer misrepresented the nature and likely duration of his role during the recruitment process has failed in his bid for damages.
A 65-year-old employee who forwarded an "entirely inappropriate" anti-Muslim email to multiple work colleagues has failed to obtain reinstatement due to a "real possibility" he would reoffend - and damage his employer's reputation in the process.
Leaders who reduce HR's autonomy and relegate the function to an advisory role are acting well within their rights, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in dismissing an HR manager's unfair dismissal claim.
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.
