Employees sacked for emailing porn, reinstated.
“Zero Tolerance” is not always the solution as Australia Post found out this week.
On Wednesday the Federal court upheld the Fair Work Commission’s rejection of Australia Post’s “zero tolerance” approach to sending sexually explicit material at work.
It agreed that the workers had been unfairly dismissed. The two Australia Post workers were fired for sending porn on staff email accounts in 2010. Continue Reading
Businessman faces legal action for allegedly underpaying staff $1.8 million
A recent article posted on fairwork.gov.au claims that a Sydney businessman will face court proceedings alleging he was involved in underpaying 22 employees more than $1.8 million.
The article states that Mr Silverbrook is already the subject of court action in which the Fair Work Ombudsman alleges 21 workers are owed more than $870,000. Continue Reading
Independent Contractors & Sham Contracting
Independent contractors
Independent contractors run their own business. They usually negotiate their own fees and working arrangements and can work for more than one client at a time. Independent contractors are often called contractors or subcontractors (subbies). Continue Reading
How to Hold a Difficult Conversation
If you manage people, work in Human Resources, or care about your friends at work, chances are good that one day you will need to hold a difficult conversation.
People dress inappropriately and unprofessionally for work. Personal hygiene is sometimes unacceptable. Flirtatious behaviour can lead to a sexual harassment problem. A messy desk is not the sign of an organized mind. Unreturned soft drink cans do draw ants. Vulgar language is unprofessional. Revealing cleavage belongs in a club, a party, or on the beach. Leaving dirty dishes for others to wash is rude. Continue Reading
