For over a year now, the pandemic has caused highly disruptive change to businesses worldwide. This constant state of stress and uncertainty has taken its toll, so much so that we are now seeing a new challenge on the rise, leadership exhaustion.

Could you or your team be feeling the effects of it? Here are five signs of leadership exhaustion.

1. Decision…

Many National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) support providers do not realise the risk involved in navigating the disability support industry and its underpinning framework. This is particularly relevant as NDIS support providers are often also employers.   

The NDIS is a government-run program designed to assist people with disabilities.…

5 Key Risks All Advisors Need To Know About Termination Of Employment

A number of consultants, advisors, accountants, bookkeepers and business coaches have asked us recently about…

In a recent unfair dismissal decision, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has supported an employer’s decision to dismiss an employee for breaching its drug and alcohol policy despite the employer failing to strictly enforce the policy.

In Rushton v Giacci Bro Pty Ltd [2021] FWC 3634, the FWC heard that the employee was employed by Giacci Bro Pty Ltd (the Employer) as a truck driver but, at the time of his dismissal, he had been performing light…

Generally, the way in which an employee conducts themselves out-of-hours does not fall within the realm of what the employer can supervise or control. However, there are times where an employee’s conduct after business hours and away from work can impact the employment relationship.



The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently made an important out-of-hours conduct ruling in the case Bobrenitsky v Sydney Trains [2021] FWC 3792 where it ordered the reinstatement…

Today’s online assessments are generally completed in an unsupervised environment.

Although this is convenient for candidates and employers, it creates a new challenge.

How can talent managers ensure that the person completing a virtual assessment is the person who was invited to do so?

Hiring the wrong candidate has far-reaching implications for your organisation; including potentially negative consequences for existing employees and…

You may have heard of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, represented by conquest, war, famine and death. Well you could very well be one of these horsemen according to psychology experts. 

Further to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the idea of the 'Four Horsemen of conflict' was developed by psychological researcher Dr John Gottman in 1994. While Gottman's research focused on marriage conflict, the idea of the horsemen can be translated to any kind of conflict, including…

What role does the investigator and the investigation play in ensuring that a dismissal is not unfair? It is important that employers and investigators get it right the first time every time.

When an employee submits an unfair dismissal application after being terminated from their employment, the Fair Work Commission looks at 3 criteria; was the dismissal Harsh, unjust and/or…

Recently, Workplace Law successfully supported one of our clients in opposing an extension of time.

The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) imposes a strict 21-day time limit for employees to file unfair dismissal applications in the Fair Work Commission (FWC). The statutory limit starts from the date the dismissal takes effect.

If an application is lodged outside of the statutory time limit, then the employee must seek an extension of…

Aon Enables Ocado Group to Improve Diversity in Early Talent Recruitment Process Using AI

• Ocado Group now screens job candidates on behavioural qualities instead of academic qualifications 
• This new process supported a 300% growth in job applicants 
• Hiring teams reduced internal interviewing time by nearly 600 hours…

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Especially in relation to recommendation 17;

Amend the Sex Discrimination Act to introduce a positive duty on all employers to take reasonable and proportionate measures to eliminate sex discrimination, sexual harassment and victimisation, as far as possible.



The government argued that such requirements are already implied…

A Council employee was found to have engaged in serious misconduct for amongst other things harassing and being disrespectful to the HR manager.  In the decision of Stamoglou v Banyule City Council [2020] FWC 4722 (15…

In the unfair dismissal jurisdiction, the primary remedy is reinstatement. This means the employer is ordered to return the employee to their employment in the position they held immediately prior to their dismissal or another position on no less favourable terms.

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) will have regard to a number of circumstances when considering whether to reinstate an employee, such as whether there has been a loss of trust and confidence in the…

In unfair dismissal matters, reinstatement is the primary remedy and the Fair Work Commission (FWC) may not make an order for compensation unless it is satisfied that reinstatement is inappropriate.

When considering whether reinstatement is appropriate, the FWC will have regard to a number of factors.

In the recent decision of Brelin v Sydney Trains [2021] FWC 1314, the FWC ordered the reinstatement of an employee due to a “grossly unfair”…

Financial misconduct committed by an employee can fundamentally damage the trust and confidence in an employment relationship. Unfortunately, financial misconduct is a common issue for Australian businesses and if it is not dealt with promptly and effectively, there is an opportunity for further misadventure.  

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) considered the gravity of financial misconduct in the recent decision of [name withheld] v Credit Union…

How employable their graduates are is, and should be, at the top of higher education providers’ agenda. It is important to businesses too; according to an Australian research paper on employability,…

The rise of workplace bullying, unfair dismissal and general protections claims in the Fair Work Commission is not surprising considering the current economic and business climate. Managers and supervisors gaining an understanding of what is reasonable management action done in a reasonable way must be learned and trained – organisations…

If you’re hiring  right now, your primary concern may be finding the drivers to fill your vacancies. You may not be focused on how to check how safe a driver they are, or the effect they will have on your company’s reputational risk, if they are hired. 

Whether your drivers are delivering parcels to homes, goods to warehouses, carrying out installations or taking passengers from location to location, drivers are increasingly the public face of your company…