Social media sacking breached employee's freedom of speech
Sacking an employee for her "highly critical" political comments on social media breached her implied freedom of speech, a tribunal has found. » more »
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2017's top HR stories
Performance management, terminations, social media and leadership were hot topics in HR this year, a review of HR Daily's most-read articles shows. » more »
Tech employer to "double down" on social recruiting
A major employer is forecasting exponential growth in its social recruitment, with its global head of HR saying posts prompt "unbelievable" numbers of passive candidates to make contact. » more »
Employer brands misaligned with employee experience; Six management styles driving turnover
A minority of Australian employees see a strong alignment between their employer's brand and their own experience of the workplace, while six specific types of manager are most likely to cause employees to leave, according to new research. » more »
Social media evidence not strong enough to support 'sickie' sacking
It's crucial for employers to seek a second opinion when relying on social media evidence to take disciplinary action over misuse of sick leave entitlements, a lawyer warns. » more »
Manager's Facebook posts didn't cause psych injury
An employer has avoided liability for an L&D manager's Facebook posts that referred to people at work as "oxygen thieves" and "turkeys". » more »
No reason to fear social media, says KFC people chief
Prior to launching its internal social media platform KFC's biggest concern was monitoring negative content, but "frankly it's been a non-event", says its chief people officer. » more »
#MeToo unlikely to open workplace floodgates
Social media campaigns in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein allegations are empowering women to speak up about workplace s-xual harassment, but employers are unlikely to face an influx of claims, a legal specialist says. » more »
Controversial social media policy largely 'reasonable': Lawyer
A controversial social media guide published by the Australian Public Service Commission risks overreaching in some areas, but for the most part sets reasonable restrictions on employees, an employment lawyer says. » more »
Benefits of internal collaboration too great to ignore
Too many organisations are not yet recognising the benefits of fostering collaborative online employee networks, an L&D strategist says. » more »
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