Randstad research has named Australia's most attractive employer brands; Bupa has failed in its appeal against a constructive dismissal ruling; a new report recognises the most disability-inclusive employers; satisfaction with workplace mentoring has fallen; and more.
An employer that dismissed a worker the day after he accused it of underpaying him has convinced the Federal Circuit Court it didn't take unlawful adverse action against him.
In a case that illustrates the perils of a divided workplace, the Fair Work Commission has upheld the dismissal of two union delegates accused of excluding a contractor from their lunchroom.
A former Freelancer employee has lost his high-profile adverse action case, with the Federal Circuit Court finding he was dismissed for failing to follow a direction, rather than for making a workplace complaint.
The Fair Work Commission will redetermine whether a worker was unfairly dismissed after his employer successfully argued the original hearing denied it procedural fairness. Also in this article, calls for more skills investment in the Federal Budget; mind performance training becoming mainstream amid increasing work pressures; and more.
An employee has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission he was unfairly dismissed after threatening and abusing a senior executive and inappropriately touching a female colleague.
Employers now face an extra hurdle in dismissing employees they deem unfit to perform the inherent requirements of their job; research finds job quality has decreased; employers' demand for HR talent has improved; and more.
An employer had a valid reason to dismiss an employee after she openly criticised a colleague who was applying for a promotion and revealed confidential details of a workplace investigation into his behaviour.
An employer has been ordered to pay $157k for unlawful adverse action, after the Federal Circuit Court found it sacked a manager for making complaints about its CEO.
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