A tribunal has agreed to hear a discrimination claim by an employee who alleges she had to pay $5000 for her own medical assessment because her employer had misgivings about her mental health. » more »
The Fair Work Commission full bench has stressed the importance of not jumping to conclusions about future bullying risks involving absent workers; and an employer has been ordered to reinstate an employee sacked due to his age. » more »
A new draft of the contentious religious freedom bill has been welcomed by employer groups, but they say further changes are still necessary. And a casual has lost his appeal against compensation ordered after HR failed to intervene in a rostering dispute. » more »
Israel Folau will not be moving forward with his unfair dismissal claim, after settling with Rugby Australia and NSW Rugby today. » more »
Pay rates look set to remain fairly flat in 2020, but some HR roles will fare better than others. Also in this article, Josh Bersin says it's time to simplify employee benefits; gender equality progress remains underwhelming; and more. » more »
An employer discriminated against an employee in a sexual harassment investigation, by treating her less favourably than the co-worker accused of the conduct, a tribunal has ruled. » more »
Employers now have more leeway to reject job applicants on the basis of a relevant criminal record, but are being urged to "tread carefully". » more »
An employer that sacked a worker by text message has failed to prove the dismissal was performance-related rather than discriminatory. Also in this article, a wrap of recent termination rulings; Australian leaders are too accepting of underperformance; Ageist workplace myths prevail; and more. » more »
The Federal Court has reaffirmed that employment policies aimed at addressing gender imbalance are protected from discrimination legislation, in a case brought by a former employee who alleges he was overlooked for a promotion because he is a man. » more »
'Returnships' could help organisations solve many of their talent, skills and diversity challenges, yet employers remain needlessly wary of hiring older workers. » more »
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