Super reforms could undermine employers' arrangements
Superannuation changes this year could undermine the arrangements organisations have in place to support their employer value propositions, experts say. » more »
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On-the-job feedback outweighed lack of formal warnings
Sacking an employee without formal warning or a chance to respond was "no minor failing" on an employer's part, but the fact it "instructed, retrained, counselled and warned" him as issues arose made the dismissal fair. » more »
Employee loses appeal over "repugnant" behaviour dismissal
An employee who was sacked based on "hearsay" evidence has failed on appeal to argue his dismissal was unfair. » more »
Bereaved employee's dismissal wasn't discrimination
An employee has failed to convince a tribunal that a conference call in which she tearfully spoke of her father's death led to her dismissal on the grounds of disability. » more »
Peer support programs a gamechanger in reducing mental health stigma
Peer support programs are a critical component of workplace initiatives to reduce mental health stigma, according to a psychologist. » more »
FWC slams sacked employee's "cavalier attitude" to coffee account
The Fair Work Commission has upheld as fair the dismissal of an employee who had a "cavalier" attitude to using a workplace account to fund her coffee habit. » more »
Well-managed fear can drive up performance, productivity
Fear of today's uncertain work environment is limiting employees' engagement with their roles, but employers can turn fear into a "wonderful driver" for high performance. » more »
Aggressive behaviour more than a 'disagreement', dismissal upheld
An employee was fairly sacked for repeated inappropriate and harassing workplace behaviour, the Fair Work Commission has ruled, rejecting that the incidents were simply "disagreements". » more »
Employee sacked for out-of-hours misconduct had "right to silence"
An employer has failed to convince a Fair Work Commission full bench that an employee had a duty to be honest during an investigation into his out-of-hours fight with a colleague. » more »
S-xual harassment reforms imminent; Warning on AI-based hiring; and more
The Federal Government plans to propose s-xual harassment law reforms by the end of June. Also in this article: AI-informed recruitment issues and more. » more »
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