The Fair Work Commission has rejected a bid by unions to include paid pandemic leave in more modern awards. Meanwhile, an employee has won compensation after falsely being sacked due a lack of work.
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Can employers direct workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19? How should they handle pushback? These questions are more are addressed in this new Q&A.
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HR's challenges around remote and flexible working will continue to develop in 2021, while compliance is an area that "will come back with a vengeance", an employment lawyer says.
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A recruitment company used a stand-down direction to force a state manager to resign, so it could avoid paying her contractual entitlement to three months' notice, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
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Employers have stepped up their wellbeing programs significantly during COVID but it's probably not enough to address the mental health damage that this year is set to wreak, a Gartner vice president says.
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When the dust has settled, HR practitioners will look back on this pandemic as a unique and privileged experience in change management, an HR director says.
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An employee who refused to comply with a "plainly" reasonable direction to work from home during COVID-19 restrictions was not constructively dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
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It was unfair to dismiss an employee who vented her frustrations about COVID-related work changes on social media and whose performance was "occasionally deficient", the Fair Work Commission has found.
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An Australian researcher has debunked advice that women should 'lean in' to improve their status at work. Also in this article: D&I roles have moved beyond 'tick the box' status, jobs data shows, and how employers are replacing traditional end-of-year parties.
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Despite some "confusing" and "contentious" elements, employers and workers have commended the Fair Work Act's coronavirus provisions, saying they have been vital to keeping businesses afloat and jobs in place.
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