Employer "overplayed its hand" issuing partial standddown
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 »
'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 »
HR "calling the shots"; employee experience changed forever: Josh Bersin
The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted employee experience from being an initiative to a "crusade", says HR analyst Josh Bersin. » more »
'Ordinary turnover' argument fails to win redundancy exemption
Two employers have failed to convince a Federal Court full bench that employees weren't entitled to redundancy pay because their dismissals were due to "ordinary" turnover of labour following a contract loss. » more »
Case study: Unlocking talent mobility at Telstra
Many organisations have good intentions around workforce mobility but lack the required strategy and culture, an expert says. » more »
TikTok: A 'hotbed of employer branding creativity'
TikTok is the antithesis of boring, same-same employer branding, and organisations should be aware they might be represented on it even if they're not using it, a specialist says. » more »
COVID a "game changer" for healthcare employer's HR practices
After the outbreak both tested and revealed new levels of capability, Western Health's head of HR says it will never go back to its old ways of working. » more »
Employer wins injunction over alleged data breach
An employer has won an injunction against a former employee who allegedly accessed information on its database for unlawful purposes. » more »
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