An employee dismissed by text message has been awarded maximum compensation. Also in this article, a worker has failed in his application for stop-bullying orders before he returns to work; employers criticise proposed religious freedom laws; and more. » more »
This week's biggest HR stories cover: workplace change; reinstatement orders; IR proposals; constructive conflict; wrongful termination; and more... » more »
A senior employee who was sacked after he inflicted physical pain on new recruits without their consent has been reinstated, with a tribunal accepting he didn't intend them harm. » more »
An employer has failed to overturn reinstatement orders for an employee who claimed he tested positive to illicit drugs as a result of touching rather than ingesting them. » more »
This week's biggest HR stories cover: bullying; class actions; anti-discrimination law changes; mental health; industrial relations reform; and more... » more »
The Federal Court has rejected an employee's application for an injunction restraining her employer from monitoring her social media activity, after she repeatedly criticised the employer online. » more »
Stamping out workplace bullying has to be a leader-led initiative, but executives are largely escaping HR's attention. » more »
A tribunal has upheld an employee's sacking for absenteeism and "confrontational and aggressive" behaviour, rejecting her claim that she was not adequately warned about her conduct. » more »
The Fair Work Commission has ordered an employer to reinstate a worker sacked for misconduct, finding it applied its processes inconsistently and subjected her to an "unjustified level of scrutiny". » more »
This week's biggest HR stories cover: proposed IR changes; employee loyalty and discretionary effort; "pressure cooker" workplaces; making intelligent investments in talent; flexible work requests; communicating harassment allegations; and more... » more »
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