As the struggle to find "great quality, committed talent" continues, an executive coach says it's worth telling valued employees who "jump ship" that leaving doesn't mean they can't return.
An employer has failed to overturn a decision that found it took a "blanket approach" to considering a manager's request to work entirely from home, with a court concluding it had breached its own flexible work policy.
When women feel they have to exercise "excessive" control over their emotions, their workplaces are less likely to benefit from gender diversity, a resilience expert says.
An employer has failed to defend dismissing an employee for improperly claiming an allowance, after the Fair Work Commission found managers condoned practices that were inconsistent with its "unclear" policies.
The new definition of 'employee' in the Fair Work Act will likely result in an increasing number of claims by individuals "effectively testing the multifactorial test again", according to a workplace lawyer.
An HR leader has been commended for her approach to disciplining a senior employee accused of inappropriate workplace behaviour, with a commission finding she "painstakingly" outlined the reasons for her decision.
The latest Closing Loopholes' legislation contains "significant changes around casual employees", an employment lawyer says in setting out how to comply.
Less than 40% of Australian HR leaders have been using or have firm plans to adopt generative AI tools, new research shows, and the remainder now risk being "left behind".
An employer has failed to prove an executive followed through with her threats to resign, with the Fair Work Commission finding no reasonable person would have understood her words to mean she was leaving her job.
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