Employer "overplayed its hand" issuing partial stand down
An employer "overplayed its hand" when issuing a JobKeeper-enabling direction that reduced an employee's hours by 40%, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. » more »
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Hours reduction triggers redundancy entitlement; Redeployment failures; and more
In this redundancy update, an employer has to pay redundancy entitlements after reduced an employee's hours; an employee is denied relief after he "effectively sat on his hands" during the redeployment process; and two employers lose their applications to reduce redundancy payouts. » more »
Remote working requires new approach to DV risks
The rise in employees working from home has triggered a need for employers to update how they manage work-related domestic violence. » more »
This week's top stories in brief
The week's biggest HR stories cover: personal leave entitlements; managing sick leave in a COVID world; communicating organisational performance; and more. » more »
Remote collaboration "more mentally challenging"; Video meetings increase stress
Remote work has been more mentally challenging for employees, but moving back to physical workplaces could be even harder, new research suggests. » more »
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'Inappropriate behaviour' a risk after months of remote work
Returning to workplaces is going to be challenging for different personality types in distinct ways, an organisational psychiatrist warns. » more »
'Communication breakdown' wasn't unfair dismissal
A casual employee whose shifts were cancelled has failed to claim he was unfairly dismissed, with the Fair Work Commission ruling his employment ended after a "breakdown in communication". » more »
Simple strategies help build employees' EQ
Leaders are responding to their uncertain environment in a wide variety of ways, but 'adaptive action' is what's needed now, an expert says. » more »
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