by Jennifer Bicknell | Apr 19, 2024
A single mother of two children was placed on leave and restricted from accessing her company’s IT systems after her HR manager discovered she had a criminal record of violence and drug-related offences. The ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal found the employer had...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Apr 17, 2024
Hello! Welcome to your favourite workplace newsletter – a combination of things you need to know and things that will make you laugh out loud. In this issue we have a workplace trend, news snippets, cases and sage advice in the “Dear Jen” column. And of course, I...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Apr 9, 2024
An Apple employee was given a letter of warning. He was not happy with the outcome of the investigation and so he sought a stop bullying order from the Fair Work Commission. The Commission concluded that the treatment of the employee was not bullying, and there was no...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Apr 3, 2024
A Sydney Real Estate Agent has shared his “Worst Employee” story online. The Agent told his audience that he fired his assistant after she was late from her lunch break and claimed that her tardiness was because her “heart stopped” whilst running during her break. The...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Mar 27, 2024
Hello! Welcome to your favourite workplace newsletter – a combination of things you need to know and things that will make you laugh out loud. In this issue we have a workplace trend, news snippets, cases and sage advice in the “Dear Jen” column. And of course, I...
