PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT – AUSTRALIA

HR managers liable for employer’s actions

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Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 27-Jul-16

Fair Work Ombudsman Natalie James will address a human resources managers’ forum on 27 July 2016. She will warn that failure to comply with federal industrial relations laws has become entrenched in some sectors of the labour market. James will also stress that HR managers could potentially be held personally liable for any breaches of workplace laws that are condoned by their employer.

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Social media boo-boos: a how not to

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Original article by Kamal Farouque
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 37 : 25-Jun-14

Opera Australia terminated a contract with Georgian opera singer Tamar Iveri over an offensive anti-gay Facebook post. The incident highlights the issue of whether staff should be taken to task over their private affairs. Iveri’s homophobia would have damaged Opera Australia’s brand as well as many audience member’s ability to be drawn in by her performance. Social media breaches by employees are less clear-cut if the employer has a less prominent "brand", the employee lacks a public profile or the comments are less offensive

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