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 »
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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 »
Podcast becomes major L&D tool in high-performance culture
A company podcast has become an effective development tool for sharing key leadership lessons, an HR leader says. » more »
FWC increases minimum wage by 2.5%
The Fair Work Commission has increased the minimum wage by 2.5%, to take effect on 1 July. » more »
Four "traps" hindering employee development efforts
New research into why widespread human resource development strategies have "failed" both employees and organisational outcomes identified four major issues as well as their remedies. » more »
Employer's response to "uncharacteristic outburst" was reasonable: FWC
An employer responded in a professional, reasonable and sensitive way to a stressed employee's uncharacteristic outburst, the Fair Work Commission has found in rejecting her constructive dismissal claim. » more »
Caution required to help EAs and contracts "co-exist"
Employment contracts can work in harmony with modern awards and enterprise agreements if employers are careful not to make industrial instruments contractually binding, a lawyer says. » more »
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