This week's biggest HR stories cover: HR jobs demand and pay forecasts; procedural fairness failings; workplace mental health programs; individual liability for adverse action; digital transformation; and more... » more »
Digital transformation is a "load of nonsense", and employers should instead focus their energies on innovation, according to a Deloitte futurist. » more »
An employer, a supervisor, and an HR consultant committed unlawful adverse action when they sacked an employee who had questioned her rate of pay, a court has ruled. » more »
Employers are botching procedural fairness requirements when it comes to providing employees an opportunity to respond to allegations before they're dismissed, legal experts say. » more »
The Fair Work Commission has castigated a large employer for its "astounding" lack of HR support, in ordering a $10,000 unfair dismissal payout to a former employee sacked for poor performance. » more »
Pay rates look set to remain fairly flat in 2020, but some HR roles will fare better than others. Also in this article, Josh Bersin says it's time to simplify employee benefits; gender equality progress remains underwhelming; and more. » more »
The TerryWhite Chemmart Corporate Flu Program offers customised flu vaccination solutions to help keep your employees healthy and productive throughout winter. » more »
An employer's damage control following the demise of a workplace romance focused too much on a manager's conduct and not enough on his workload, the Fair Work Commission has found. » more »
Employers have made great strides with early interventions to tackle mental ill health, but they are still failing to address the workplace root causes, according to an injury prevention expert. » more »
The Fair Work Commission has upheld the dismissal of one worker who punched a supervisor in a drunken brawl at a social event but reinstated his colleague accused of the same conduct, finding the employer's investigation process lacked fairness. » more »
The employment and industrial relations space continues to be a hive of activity, with further legal reforms and important court rulings imminent. This webinar will discuss the most crucial developing issues.
