The High Court's ruling that Australian contracts do not impose a duty of trust and confidence is a welcome one for employers, but not a green light to ignore their own policies and procedures, an employment law specialist says.
Many employers fail to reap the benefits of technology-based recruitment initiatives because they're just transferring traditional hiring methods to a new platform, says futurist and talent expert Kevin Wheeler.
Big data analytics is creating new ways for HR teams to identify the most connected and influential employees inside an organisation, and to source exceptional - even elusive - talent in the marketplace, according to Kienco founder and CEO Alex Hagan.
When is it wise to suggest that a poor performing employee resign? When should a worker be offered a support person in performance meetings? And what should a notice letter about performance issues contain? These questions and more are answered here.
When is it wise to suggest that a poor performing employee resign? When should a worker be offered a support person in performance meetings? And what should a notice letter about performance issues contain? These questions and more are answered here.
An HR manager who breached the confidentiality requirements of her own bullying complaint has lost her adverse action case in the Federal Circuit Court.
A case in which an HR manager was sacked for sharing her employer's policies and documents raises some questions about investigations and surveillance in the workplace, according to DLA Piper partner Brett Feltham.
A lack of strategy is hindering organisations' people initiatives, but even those with workforce strategies in place fall into traps that reduce their effectiveness, warns new research.
A court has awarded a dismissed employee more than $1 million, finding her initial termination payment of just over $50k substantially underestimated her notice-period and long service leave entitlements.
Employees with a "growth" mindset are far more likely to succeed at work, but the good news is that people with a "fixed" mindset can change it, HR Daily Community blogger David Klaasen says.
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.
