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HR professionals who can analyse data to provide real insights on engagement, productivity, wellbeing and diversity will be highly sought after in 2021, according to Robert Walters' annual salary survey. » more »
An employer has successfully defended a psychological injury claim from an employee who deliberately misled it about his mental health issues. » more »
Confusion about changes to annualised salaries means many organisations remain at risk of underpaying employees. » more »
The Fair Work Commission has chastised an HR manager who failed to notify an employee of his dismissal because he "knew it would not go smoothly". » more »
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. » more »
HR leaders can achieve some "quick wins" in minimising their exposure to legal claims this year by taking steps in four key areas, an employment lawyer says in this week's featured HR Daily Community blog post. » more »
The Fair Work Commission is set to determine whether an employer's decision to make the flu vaccination an inherent part of an employee's role was reasonable, after clearing her to pursue an unfair dismissal claim. » more »
All the extra effort employers have put into listening to their workforces is paying off, with a big jump in engagement levels across the board, new research shows. » more »
An employer has failed to argue that a casual with six months and 10 days' service did not meet the minimum employment period because during that entire time he could not have reasonably expected his employment would be ongoing. » more »
An employer's "very difficult financial position" has not convinced the Fair Work Commission an employee should be denied redundancy pay. Also in this article, Uber Eats' settlement leaves gig work in a "grey zone" as more legal challenges loom. » more »
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HR has never been so challenged, important and busy, with no signs of slowing down as we head into 2021. Will you be ready?
