'We're not machines': leaders must model healthy behaviour
The pandemic has tested leaders' resilience in major ways, but on a positive note it's become "okay to say I'm not okay", says Coca-Cola Amatil's head of HR. » more »
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Values help ground HR decision-making at pace
During a crisis, it's easy to get caught up in decision after decision, but referring back to organisational values has a grounding effect, according to people leaders at Coles and Medibank. » more »
"No excuse not to consult" on RTW plans: lawyer
The shift to remote work occurred quickly and largely without consultation, but employers must ensure their return to workplaces factors in this important obligation, a lawyer warns. » more »
Employer 'made up' unfair dismissal defence
The Fair Work Commission has found an employer fabricated evidence to defend an unfair dismissal claim from an employee whose role was made redundant just days after a positive performance meeting. » more »
ABC backpaying $12m; Employsure denies misrepresentation; Minimum wage ruling; and more
The ABC is backpaying $12 million plus a $600k contrition payment after underpaying nearly 2,000 employees. Also in this article, ACCC allegations against a workplace advisor; minimum wages rise; and more. » more »
This week's top stories in brief
The week's biggest HR stories cover: the first industrial manslaughter conviction; WorkPac's casual appeal; what's missing in wellness programs; and more. » more »
Poor performer confused by "polite" warning letters
An employer whose warning letters to an underperforming employee were so positive that she claimed to have been unaware her employment was at stake has successfully defended an unfair dismissal claim. » more »
Webcast: Navigating complex performance-related dismissals
Even when avenues for improvement appear to be exhausted, it's crucial to follow a procedurally fair process when dismissing an employee for poor performance. In this webinar, an employment lawyer shares guiding principles around terminating for underperformance. » more »
Prepare for rise in AA claims; Supporting retrenched workers; and more
In this week's featured post, Catherine Gillespie discusses a potential spike in adverse action claims. HR Daily Community members are also blogging about wellbeing programs, supporting retrenched employees, workplace returns and more. » more »
Director who sought "reckoning" after exclusion was fairly sacked
A senior employee's disappointment over being excluded from a recruitment panel was the driving force behind his subsequent misconduct, but couldn't excuse it, a commission has found. » more »
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