The "three warnings before dismissal" requirement that still appears in many workplace policies is an HR myth, says employment lawyer and HR Daily Community blogger Brad Petley.
Dealing with the facts of workplace complaints, rather than the "labels" given to behaviour, helps to resolve potential bullying issues quickly, says senior HR practitioner and employment lawyer, Nicole Gower.
Organisations that attempt to introduce workforce planning across their entire organisation inevitably fail, according to business strategy specialist Sean Collins.
A little-known form of mentoring is helping to change the attitudes of senior executives to modern workplace challenges such as diversity and social media, says executive coach and trainer Melissa Richardson.
Employees who aren't given access to social technologies to collaborate internally will find another way, potentially posing much bigger privacy, confidentiality and other risks to organisations, says learning expert Anne Bartlett-Bragg.
Poor performers are an unfortunate reality for many workplaces, so employers need a process that mitigates their legal risks when managing employees "up or out".
Poor performers are an unfortunate reality for many workplaces, so employers need a process that mitigates their legal risks when managing employees "up or out".
In this webcast, employment lawyer Natalie Spark outlines:
How to minimise the legal risks associated with performance management (including adverse action, unfair dismissal, bullying and stress claims);
Options for managing poor performance - and how to decide which to take;
Lessons learned from successful claims against employers; and
Case studies of performance management-related claims.
To help you make a business case for investing in employee engagement initiatives, we've pulled together statistics and best practices that demonstrate the high value of an engaged workforce...
Encouraging workers to "embrace failure" is a more likely road to growth and success than celebrating the same old achievements, says Proteus Leadership Centres CEO Des Penny.
A judge has found that it was reasonable for an organisation to restrain a former employee from doing any HR consulting work in Australia for two years, due to the potential threat he posed to its business.
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.
