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Airport strike over pay negotiations highlights enterprise agreement risk to organisations
Airport strike over pay negotiations highlights enterprise agreement risk to organisations Recent industrial action across Australia’s airports has highlighted the risks that organisations are exposed to when up-to-date enterprise agreements…
Dispute escalates after casual employee accuses supervisor of sarcasm: how mediation can nip costly disputes in the bud
Workplace disputes that escalate and become costly and time consuming legal disputes can sometimes be avoided by employers’ early intervention using the option of mediation. A recent case before the…
Employer fined after workplace investigation confirms underpayment of two staff
A workplace investigation has revealed that a Sydney company was illegally underpaying two employees, leading to the company receiving substantial fines and an order to repay lost wages. In a…
Anti-bullying claim dismissed by FWC – but ‘unreasonable’ employer ordered to accept employees’ voluntary redundancy
Anti-bullying claim dismissed by FWC – but ‘unreasonable’ employer ordered to accept employees’ voluntary redundancy The Fair Work Act defines workplace bullying to occur when ‘an individual or group of…
Huge penalty risks if HR policies non-compliant with Fair Work legislation
Failing to comply with federal workplace laws had become a ‘cultural norm’ in some parts of the labour market, putting organisations – and now, individual leaders and HR professionals –…
Tribunal extinguishes smoker’s attempt to win back job
Effectively managing staff performance is crucial to creating a high performance culture. Managing staff performance includes: Managing underperformance; Being able to have meaningful performance conversations with staff; Identifying performance issues…
Real estate employee paid $9 per hour, workplace investigation finds
In a shocking recent case of employee exploitation, workplace investigators were at the forefront of examining a matter that involved gross underpayment of staff, bringing the case to the attention…
Employee sacked for visiting swimsuit site wins $25,000 award in unfair dismissal claim
Employee sacked for visiting swimsuit site wins $25,000 award in unfair dismissal claim The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has recently awarded $25,000 to a former employee of a car dealership…
How Australian businesses can combat depression and anxiety – and its $4bn-plus economic drain
As the two most common types of mental ill-health in the workplace, depression and anxiety are escalating at an alarming rate while costing Australian employers more than $4 billion each…
