Managing team conflict: HR and legal considerations

Managing workplace conflict well means knowing when informal steps are enough and when a formal process becomes necessary, before things escalate into a legal issue. Early, documented conversations can resolve …
ISO 45003: the four psychosocial risks hiding in plain sight.

Wellness perks and employee assistance programmes respond to symptoms. They don’t answer the question a regulator will actually ask.
Termination without proof: why a fair decision still needs to be documented

A termination can be entirely justified and still be found unfair. The reason usually isn’t the decision itself. It’s what wasn’t written down along the way. That’s the trap sitting …
Could you hand over your payroll records tomorrow?

Imagine an employee raises a concern about their pay. Nothing dramatic, they just think a shift wasn’t paid correctly, or they compared notes with a colleague and the numbers didn’t …
Employ hospitality or retail staff? The most expensive WHS claims are psychosocial, not physical
The latest work health and safety (WHS) data profile from Safe Work Australia is out, and the results might surprise you. Mental health risk is costly, but is it common? …
Managing trust after a redundancy: what happens to the team that stays

Rumour, speculation, and worst-case assumptions move in fast, and they’re rarely accurate.
Workers’ compensation: stopping the stigma

SafeWork Australia just announced a campaign to tackle the stigma that surrounds workers’ compensation. But what is workers’ compensation? How common is the stigma? And what does it all mean …
The Domino effect: what a landmark franchise case means for your legal exposure

A delivery driver has successfully sued Domino’s, not his own franchisee but head office, and won. The Federal Court found that the pay guidance Domino’s gave its franchisees was wrong, …
Before the law lands: how to prepare for Victoria’s work from home legislation

Victoria is on the verge of a significant shift in workplace legislation.
Is your termination process ready for an AI-drafted unfair dismissal claim?

A dismissal is unfair if the Fair Work Commission finds it was harsh, unjust or unreasonable – a broad test that considers a range of factors. In practice, it comes …
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