The Federal Government is set to legislate a new 'right to disconnect' for employees, but details of how this might be implemented are yet to be revealed.
An employer that questioned a "high-achieving" employee's commitment to his role after he worked from home on mandatory in-office days has been ordered to pay him more than $26k in compensation for unfair dismissal.
Further changes to the Fair Work Act are now in effect, following the Closing Loopholes Bill's passage late last year. Watch this short Q&A to ensure your organisation complies with its new obligations.
Workplace investigations can harm the psychological health of participants, but nearly a third of senior leaders don't know what steps their organisations are taking to mitigate this risk, according to new research.
Congruency between expectations and experience, throughout the entire employee lifecycle, is the most critical factor in whether an EVP will be considered "successful". Meanwhile "some disconnects exist" between what employees now desire in a physical workplace and what employers are providing.
Amendments to the Closing Loopholes Bill have been "hurriedly prepared" and "do little to allay a raft of significant and growing employer concerns", critics say.
The Federal Court has ordered a continued injunction against a misconduct investigation, finding it possible that the employer's process breached its enterprise agreement.
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