FEATURED
An employee was recently awarded over $36,000 by the Fair Work Commission due to flaws...
- Featured, Legal, Organisational enablement
Several recent cases heard by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) suggest verbal agreements in the workplace can carry more legal weight than some employers realise.
- Diversity and Inclusion, Featured, Legal, Organisational enablement
In a climate where diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are under scrutiny, how can HR help ensure their organisation’s gender equality targets stay on track?
- Featured, Legal, Workplace Health and Safety
Social media may be considered part of the workplace for politicians, finds NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT). Where can HR draw the line in terms of their legal obligations around an employee’s online activity?
- Featured, Legal, Workforce Effectiveness
Both the National Employment Standards and the Closing Loopholes laws are currently under scrutiny, prompting renewed debate about the future of casual employment. Here’s what HR needs to know.
- Featured, Legal, Organisational enablement
A recent ruling highlights the legal distinction between poor performance and time theft. An employment lawyer unpacks the decision and how to deal with suspected dishonesty around hours worked.
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Ensuring employees complete a tick-box training module might not protect employers from vicarious liability, as...
- Featured, Legal, Organisational enablement
As HR practitioners play more powerful and strategic roles in their organisations, they become more vulnerable to legal risks. Under what circumstances might they be held personally liable for breaches of workplace law?
- Featured, Legal, Organisational enablement
More than a year after the Right to Disconnect took effect, many workplaces are still testing its limits, with two test cases currently under consideration. Employment lawyers respond to hypothetical dilemmas involving the right, from late-night shift updates to collaboration across time zones.
- Featured, Legal, Organisational enablement, Unfair dismissal
Managing anonymous complaints is becoming increasingly complex, with a growing number of anonymous reporting mechanisms available to employees.
HOW TO
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A HR practitioner offers a range of thought-provoking questions to help you plan your next career move.
- Featured, How to's, Section, Talent management
Keep these tips in mind to ensure your organisation’s probation periods go beyond being a tick-box exercise and become a driver of strong culture and high performance.
- Featured, How to's, Section, Trusted partnership
From building your case in advance to avoiding the trap of false politeness, use these strategies to help you engage in constructive dissent at the executive level.
LEGAL
- Featured, Legal, Organisational enablement
An employee was recently awarded over $36,000 by the Fair Work Commission due to flaws in her employer’s workplace investigation process. What can HR learn from this decision?
- Featured, Legal, Organisational enablement
Several recent cases heard by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) suggest verbal agreements in the workplace can carry more legal weight than some employers realise.
- Diversity and Inclusion, Featured, Legal, Organisational enablement
In a climate where diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are under scrutiny, how can HR help ensure their organisation’s gender equality targets stay on track?
- Featured, Legal, Workplace Health and Safety
Social media may be considered part of the workplace for politicians, finds NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT). Where can HR draw the line in terms of their legal obligations around an employee’s online activity?