Long-serving manager with "short fuse" fairly sacked
A manager should have better controlled his "easily triggered" temper, the Fair Work Commission has said in upholding his dismissal for verbally abusing a female colleague. » more »
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True IR reform undermined by "usual suspects"
Making employment laws fit for purpose will require much more than "tweaks", and already there appears to be a lost opportunity for input beyond the "usual suspects" with entrenched views, an IR heavyweight says. » more »
History of misconduct outweighed "unfairly narrow" opportunity to respond
An employee's opportunity to respond before he was sacked for serious misconduct was too "narrow in scope", an FWC full bench has ruled, while nonetheless upholding the dismissal as fair. » more »
Research reveals the traits of outstanding mentors
Outstanding mentors share a number of characteristics that are evident from the very start of their mentoring relationships, research has found. » more »
Time to "operationalise" workplace psychological safety
Building psychologically safe workplaces requires employers not just to encourage the right behaviours but to "operationalise" this approach, a specialist says. » more »
"Inappropriate" management actions weren't bullying
Two managers could have handled certain situations better, according to the Fair Work Commission, but it has stopped short of granting stop-bullying orders to an employee who claimed he was "insulted and humiliated" by them. » more »
Employer must abide by 'unfair' psych assessment, dismissal upheld
The fact that a psychological assessment process lacked transparency was not enough to render an employee's dismissal unfair, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in rejecting an employee's appeal. » more »
"Deliberately provocative" posts warranted disciplinary action
An employee sacked over controversial social media posts has failed to convince the Federal Court his dismissal was unlawful adverse action. » more »
Webcast: Best and emerging practices in employee wellbeing
The pandemic has given wellbeing the attention it has long deserved, with more employers than ever now making it a top priority. This webcast discusses which programs and initiatives make the most difference, where investment is best directed, and what outcomes you can expect to achieve. » more »
Employer wins appeal against $1m backpay, reinstatement
An employer has successfully appealed an order for it to reinstate a senior executive and backpay him $1 million, after a full Federal Court found the primary judge took an incorrect approach in assessing the evidence of the case. » more »
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