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Workplace Investigations: Top 3 causes of workplace complaints
This year, iHR Australia is conducting research around our workplace investigations including the nature of complaints, contributing factors and key observations. Although the final results and report for quarter one…
Australian workplaces NOT racist… just ageist and sexist?
A groundbreaking study has found people from non-English speaking countries and religious minorities are no more likely to think they had been discriminated against by their bosses than other workers.…
One third of Australian workers bullied; FWA amendments to start in July?
One in three Australian workers has been bullied at work, new figures from UMR Research reveal, with over half of them being the victim of persistent office gossip or malicious…
Redundancy and redeployment: common and costly mistakes
A number of recent legal cases have raised questions about the extent of employers’ obligations under agreements, contracts and policies; particularly relating to redeployment of employees whose roles are being…
$100k compensation for outrageous sexual harassment
A mature-age work placement student working at a suburban law firm has won a six-figure payout from her employer after repeated and severe sexual harassment. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal was…
Is your L&D delivering?
What makes a learning and development program effective? There are, of course, many different elements that contribute to the success of workplace learning programs, not least of which are the…
Do less and get more done
Since the onset of the GFC in 2008, many Australian businesses have exhibited a cost-cutting mindset, with a particular focus on “cutting heads”. Productivity, performance and efficiency expert Cyril Peupion…
Training inadequate as “reasonable steps” defence
A leading IT company found its “reasonable steps” defence to be sorely lacking when a court found the internal training it provided to be woefully inadequate. At the Victorian Supreme…
Frivolous or ignorant? Bogus bullying claims on the rise
Yesterday, the Age reported a rise in workplace bullying claims putting small businesses under pressure and leading to time and money wasted investigating frivolous claims. Whilst raising awareness of bullying…
