ELM TV EXCLUSIVE – Excellent video featuring Emma Butcher discussing performance management dos and don’ts. A clear reminder here of the need to approach each performance issue separately and that “no one size fits all”.
With office parties set to kick off in the coming weeks, a timely reminder from Emily Dempster in this article on ten things employers should do to avoid Christmas party disaster; including “specify clear start and end times of the function and ensure alcohol is not served after the end time”.
“An ill employee who altered a medical certificate in order to facilitate a RTW was found to have engaged in misconduct, constituting a valid reason for summary dismissal”, writes Mark Curran of Kaden Boriss. “Further, such summary dismissal was not harsh, unjust or unreasonable…”
In the case example of Kool v Adecco Industrial Pty Ltd [2016] FWC 925 the Applicant claimed she has been unfairly dismissed by labour hire firm Adecco when it told her she could no longer work at Adecco’s client, Nestle. Read here what emerged from this case and what we can learn about casual employment and unfair dismissal claims.
Whilst the “employment contract” topic has been explored many times before, Page Seager provide us with an article that emphasises the drafting of an ‘employer friendly’ document. Read these case examples and five handy reminders.