A misconduct investigation that generated 12 allegations against an employee but substantiated just six used a "kitchen sink" approach, the Fair Work Commission has found, deeming the termination harsh despite the employer's valid reason. » more »
A major food manufacturer is taking a team-by-team approach to long-term flexible work, shifting mindsets for high performance and developing charters rather than 'rules'. » more »
An employee who "unfairly characterised" nearly every interaction with superiors as bullying has lost his unfair dismissal claim, with the Fair Work Commission finding he was a "peddler of false allegations". » more »
An employee who was "at best" difficult and argumentative has won compensation for unfair dismissal, after the Fair Work Commission found numerous verbal warnings didn't give him sufficient notice that termination was on the cards. » more »
A large employer's procedural failings when sacking an underperforming employee "should not have occurred", according to the FWC, which criticised the HR manager for not playing a more active role in the process. » more »
Employers are under pressure to rethink the employee experience in four major areas, according to a new report. Also in this article, research reveals the key challenges HR consistently faces with a remote workforce, and we recap HR Daily's top news from 2020. » more »
After onboarding more than 1,000 people remotely this year, Atlassian has finetuned its processes many times, while leaving plenty of room for contingencies. » more »
An employee has won maximum compensation for unfair dismissal after the Fair Work Commission found an HR "cowboy" failed to genuinely consult her during a redundancy process. » more »
An employee's failure to tell her employer about secondary work didn't justify a formal written warning, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in accepting she wasn't deliberately dishonest. » more »
It was reasonable to dismiss an employee with recurring injuries who took "excessive" time off work, the Fair Work Commission has accepted. Also in this article, a roundup of recent rulings on procedural unfairness, a psych injury, and more. » more »
HR has never been so challenged, important and busy, with no signs of slowing down as we head into 2021. Will you be ready?
