The risks of 'messing' with employee entitlements; and more
The case of an employee sacked just days before he was owed a large redundancy payout highlights the risks of messing with entitlements "without very good grounds to do so". » more »
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The case of an employee sacked just days before he was owed a large redundancy payout highlights the risks of messing with entitlements "without very good grounds to do so". » more »
A new enterprise agreement giving employees the right to disconnect from work is far from groundbreaking, but employers should "absolutely" expect to face more demands along these lines, a lawyer says. » more »
It was unfair to sack an employee whose performance deteriorated after a workplace injury and caused "resentment" from her manager, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in awarding maximum compensation. » more »
The Fair Work Act and Regulations will be amended to give employers more power to sack perpetrators of s-xual harassment. » more »
A Fair Work Commission full bench has rejected an employer's appeal against reinstating a worker dismissed for breaching its code of conduct while he was on annual leave. » more »
It was wrong for a Fair Work Commissioner to conclude an employer unfairly dismissed a poor-performing employee because she hadn't received any warnings about her conduct, a full bench has ruled. » more »
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Atlassian is constantly experimenting with new language, practices and technology to tweak its flexible work approach, says its work futurist Dom Price. » more »
An employer has successfully defended sacking an employee for breaching its code of conduct, after he was found guilty of a s-xual offence outside working hours. » more »
Organisations that communicate their values through personal stories create better engagement and connections with them, a communications expert says. » more »