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A bank officer who sent over 50 disrespectful text messages to his manager has lost his unfair dismissal claim. The Fair Work Commission ruled that the texts, which posed a psychosocial risk to the manager, justified his termination despite being sent outside work hours.

Many employers think it's obvious when an employee is engaged in misconduct or isn’t meeting performance standards. But without a clear policy outlining expectations, a business exposes itself to unnecessary risks. 

Many businesses have asked employees to work remotely in response to the uncertainties surrounding the coronavirus outbreak. This can be a challenge, especially if employees have never worked from home before.

Elise has lived experience of domestic and family violence and is passionate about influencing systems-level change to increase safety, prevent violence, and healing for victim-survivors.

Did an employee resign on her own initiative or was she left with no choice after a manager commented on her weight and her facial piercings?

Redundancy can be a tricky issue for employers. Do you understand what it means?

The federal government recently introduced into Parliament landmark IR reforms that will have an impact on all Australian workplaces.

Whether it’s the annual Christmas party or a team lunch, it’s likely your team will be at a work event where alcohol is involved at some point. 

Siobhann Provost