Every HR and safety practitioner will potentially have to address drug and alcohol issues at work, but none should take action without a solid understanding of the legal landscape.
In this presentation, Luke Connolly and Allison Grant, from Mills Oakley Lawyers, explain:
When - and how - it is appropriate to conduct workplace drug tests;
How to respond to incidents of drug and alcohol use at work;
Drafting considerations for drug and alcohol policies; and
Legal risks arising from workplace drug and alcohol management.
Great leaders are intrinsically drawn to "doing the right thing", even when that thing isn't popular, writes HR Daily Community blogger Christina Lattimer.
Before implementing or updating social media policies, employers should weigh up the risks of allowing various levels of use against the benefits, lawyer Fay Calderone has told an HR Daily Premium webcast.
Implementing a policy to regulate employees' social media behaviour puts employers in a "much better place" to prevent some of the damage that can occur, says employment lawyer Fay Calderone.
Mentors with intimidating levels of power can discourage mentees from saying anything meaningful, and often have to work hard at "disarming" themselves, according to AHRI president Peter Wilson, who spent two years researching the topic.
A new research paper on workplace productivity suggests more than half of today's business leaders lack critical interaction skills and operate on flawed assumptions.
Voluntary, certified compliance with the Australian Human Rights Commission's discrimination guidance or codes will provide employers a "complete defence" against discrimination claims, under changes announced to the national regime.
Research into s*xual-orientation discrimination shows there are "very good reasons why the Australian corporate closet is still full", says an academic.
What does your organisation do differently during turbulent times? How could "fun" at work positively change your employees' behaviour? And how should employers manage workers who smoke?
This week's blog posts from the HR Daily Community address these questions and more.
The Federal Parliament's inquiry into workplace bullying reports that improving workplace culture is "the greatest investment that can be made" toward eliminating the problem, and advocates management targets for encouraging positive workplace behaviour.
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.
