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HR/IR News 24 Sep 2014
HR/IR Related News
JBWere exec claims $4.5m for sex harassment
A former Queensland state manager of JBWere claims she was sexually *harassed and bullied to stand down from her high-paying job after taking time off to have two children.
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Confusion reigns over bullying v performance management
Since the Fair Work Commission began hearing matters related to bullying in January, a steady stream of bullying complaints have been made.
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Work-from-home model takes off for AAMI's call-centre staff
Three mornings a week, Shermaine Fitzgerald sends her three young children to school and childcare, and then commutes the few metres from the kitchen to her home office to take calls for insurance company AAMI.
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Restore protections to injured workers, committee suggests
Lifetime medical benefits and legal representation need to be restored to injured workers, including amputees and those needing hearing aids, a review of the NSW workers compensation scheme has found.
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Workplace can include pub across the road: Federal Court
Recently, the Federal Court upheld a finding that says a pub two work colleagues visited, directly across the road from their office, was actually a “workplace” under federal discrimination legislation.
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Workplace bullies aren't always the boss
Most of us think of the boss when we hear stories of workplace bullying. They are the ones with the power, the ones with the authority to fire you, the ones in charge of the way things are run.
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Do all members of your management team have a current employment contract?
None specific or out of date employment contracts are as good as no contract when it comes to termination payouts.
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Bias against older workers endemic and 'quite frightening'
The reluctance of Australian employers to hire older workers is costing the country about $10 billion each year. Time for businesses to recognise older Australians' value.
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Union protest outside skilled migration forum in Perth CBD
More than 200 unionists staged a protest against the Federal Government's decision to reverse the previous Government's restrictions on foreign workers.
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Staff are their inbox: technology for tracking employee emails
Employers may monitor staff emails for infractions of company policy, but the latest trend is to define staff by their email usage.
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AWU boss thought handing cash to Labor ally was 'right', inquiry hears
Former union boss thought he was doing the "right thing" in handing out cash from an alleged slush fund to a political ally, an inquiry has heard.
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The best place to work in Australia
Tech company Atlassian, which is famous for its quirky style of management, was named Australia’s top employer in BRW’s Best Places To Work awards.
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Opinion: Why (Britain’s) low wages are HR’s problem
HR ignores in-work poverty at its own risk
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High Court: No Implied Term of Mutual Trust and Confidence
The High Court has unanimously held that a term of mutual trust and confidence is not implied by law into Australian employment contracts.
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Court Finds Senior Employee Entitled To 10 Months’ Notice Of Termination
The decision highlights the importance for employers of including an express provision for termination of employment in all contracts of employment.
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