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ENGAGEMENT & CULTURE
Digitisation making jobs harder, more stressful
Employers' acceleration of digital transformations is freeing up employees' time to spend on higher-value tasks, but with the unintended consequence of work becoming more difficult and stressful.
Read more »This week's top stories in brief
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The week's biggest HR stories cover: dismissing employees for poor performance, failing to attend an IME, and 'time theft'; a $1.1m employment contract breach; encouraging employees back to the workplace; and more. » more »
DISCRIMINATION
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Discrimination claim highlights COVID-19 policy risks
Employers' policies for ensuring the safety of vulnerable workers during the pandemic must be flexible and fluid to account for ever-changing recommendations, a lawyer says in the wake of a high-profile discrimination claim. » more »
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, DISPUTES & UNIONS
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Court answers "important question" about JobKeeper calculations
In a decision that affects all employers participating in the JobKeeper scheme, the Federal Court has answered a "short but important question" about calculating employees' fortnightly pay. » more »
TALENT MANAGEMENT, PIPELINES & PLANNING
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Webcast: Where are your talent management blind spots?
COVID-19 has heightened the need for employers to manage their workforce more strategically, but two common 'blind spots' are contributing to performance and retention issues. This HR Daily Premium webcast outlines the consequences of these blind spots and how to overcome them. » more »
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"Imperfect agreement" on IR solutions; Dismissal roundup; and more
Working groups have largely agreed on the problems with Australia's industrial relations system, but the solutions will require some compromise, IR Minister Christian Porter has flagged. Also in this article: JobKeeper 2.0 regulations; new rulings on workplace misconduct, contract breaches and investigations; and more. » more »
'Control' over work didn't point to employment relationship
The Fair Work Commission has rejected a worker's claim that the level of control an organisation exercised over his work indicated an employment rather than contracting relationship. » more »
How 'playing nice' exacerbates workplace conflict; and more
On the HR Daily Community this week, members are blogging about: how leaders' misdirected efforts can worsen workplace conflict; managerial indecision; redundancies in a business sale; and more. » more »
"Difficult" employee fails to prove performance management was bullying
A supervisor showed "great restraint" when dealing with a difficult employee's performance issues, the Fair Work Commission has found in dismissing a stop-bullying application. » more »
Webcast: Where are your talent management blind spots?
COVID-19 has heightened the need for employers to manage their workforce more strategically, but two common 'blind spots' are contributing to performance and retention issues. This HR Daily Premium webcast outlines the consequences of these blind spots and how to overcome them. » more »
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Uncovering workplace culture trouble spots
When signs of workplace misbehaviour arise, it's not always necessary or even advisable to launch straight into a formal investigation.
