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Childcare worker fails to receive anti-bullying order from Fair Work Commission: prevention is the best cure when it comes to bullying
Employers have an obligation to create a safe workplace for employees. This includes protecting them from workplace hazards. Bullying is one such hazard. Employers who fail to protect employees from…
Going postal: Fair Work Commission rules sacking of mentally ill employee unfair
To create a winning workplace culture employers needs to be proactive when managing mental health issues in the workplace. Ignoring employee’s mental health issues can affect workplace productivity and lead…
Workplace Mediation: how can it help?
We live in an increasingly litigious society – where one of the first responses to an issue or incident is to sue the other party. Certainly there are times that…
Failed duty of care: management ignored noose placed above employee’s desk
Failed duty of care: management ignored noose placed above employee’s desk Managers, supervisors and employees each have a duty of care in the workplace. This involves taking the amount of…
10 Tips for battling Bullying at work
Workplaces where bullying is a feature generally experience increased absenteeism, increased turnover, loss of productivity and higher frequency of workers’ compensation claims both physical and psychological. So what…
When good advice is needed: Employer forced to reinstate worker due to failure to provide adequate warnings
It can be difficult for franchise and multi-site operations (MSOs) trading in various regions and locations to keep up to date with the relevant state and territory legislation for HR…
Preparing for and Conducting Workplace Investigations: what you need to know
The purpose of a Workplace Investigation A workplace investigation is a process to collect and review information in relation to a complaint of inappropriate behaviour (such as harassment, discrimination &…
4 Key Things that Employers can do to pro-actively manage Absenteeism in the Workplace
Are you unintentionally losing $347 per work day every time an employee calls in a ‘sickie’? According to a 2015 absenteeism survey, Direct Health Solutions reported that’s exactly what employers…
Family restaurant avoids bullying orders by changing workplace culture
A family restaurant that implemented positive measures after a bullying complaint has avoided anti-bullying orders being issued by the Fair Work Commission. A catering attendant made an anti-bullying application to Fair…
