A boss who engaged in "intolerable, disgraceful and dishonourable" conduct when he s-xually harassed a female trainee has had his penalty reduced, after an appeal court agreed it was "manifestly excessive".
Employers that initially fail to deal with social media misuse in the workplace could be waiving their right to address that misconduct at a later date, warns an employment lawyer.
Employers can't expect workers who have experienced s-xual harassment to make formal reports, but they can encourage "bystander intervention" to identify - and prevent - unacceptable behaviour, the University of Wollongong's Dr Michael Flood told a seminar this week.
Performance reviews are often treated as "tick-the-box" exercises that disengage employees, but including four key elements in the process sets them up for success, says HR consultant Gabrielle Droulers.
The Fair Work Commission finalised nearly 200 anti-bullying applications in the first six months of the new regime, but upheld only one, its annual report shows.
An executive has been ordered to pay some of the costs her employer incurred in defending her high-profile adverse action claim, after the Federal Court found her allegations of s-xual misconduct were unreasonable.
In an important ruling on employers' rights to have legal representation in unfair dismissal hearings, the Fair Work Commission has found the HR department of a major retail company had "ample qualifications" to represent itself without a lawyer.
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