There's a big difference between leading-edge and laggard HR teams when it comes to AI adoption, but many practitioners might be pleasantly surprised by where they sit on the spectrum, an expert says.
The Fair Work Commission has slammed an employer for its "baseless" sacking of an employee who was undergoing cancer treatment, and ordered it to pay her maximum compensation.
Too much focus on digital technologies could advance workplace productivity "at the cost of human meaning", according to a research team now urging "a more proactive HR response".
Despite failing to help a manager deal with a "complicated" parental leave situation, an employer has proved it didn't take unlawful adverse action against an employee, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled.
A recent general protections claim demonstrates that race discrimination laws are "intended to be read broadly and generously", a workplace lawyer says.
It was fair to sack an employee who showed up to work at the wrong time, the Fair Work Commission has found, even though the employer should have discussed its change to his regular shift.
Employees "cannot expect to avoid standard scrutiny" of their performance by claiming they are being bullied, the Fair Work Commission has stressed, in rejecting a stop-bullying bid.
Too many HR practitioners aren't able to answer critical questions about the workplace decisions being made or influenced by their AI tools, technology and employment law specialists warn.
Failing to disclose criminal charges for out-of-hours conduct in a "timely manner" wasn't a valid reason to dismiss an employee, the Fair Work Commission has found, even though his dishonesty undermined the employer's trust and confidence.
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