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$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…
Academic sacked for spending grants on massages could receive compensation payout
Academic sacked for spending grants on massages could receive compensation payout A university professor who used research grants to pay for reflexology treatment, massages, wine, cosmetics, tourist attraction tickets and…
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…
Tough boss or big bully? Part 3
In this final part in our series on real-life bullying experiences, we share another story from a reader who experienced bullying – with an unfortunate outcome. (All these stories have…
Flexibility, but for whom? Federal Government pushes envelope on employee flexibility but what about employers?
Flexibility, but for whom; Federal Government pushes envelope on employee flexibility but what about employers? Workplace flexibility is a concept that most agree with but one must first ask “for…
Far, far away… are remote workers more engaged and productive?
For some, managing workers remotely is problematic, especially in terms of management and supervision and ability to promote a common workplace culture. For tele-workers working from home, managing occupational health…
