Published 23 March 2022 Managing employee performance, both teams and individuals, is critical to a business’ success. Failure to act early and decisively in the case of underperforming employees can be a costly mistake that employers make. In this podcast we discuss the key elements of managing performance, both on a practical and legal level,…
Author: Brian Powles
Brian is an accredited specialist in employment and industrial relations law, who is partner of a successful boutique Sydney law firm. He also hosts the Working Knowledge podcast.
Managing Underperforming Employees
Published 23 March 2022 Managing performance effectively is one of the critical aspects of the management of any business. Employers who fail to tackle, promptly and effectively, the problem of underperforming employees, risk long running and often expensive legal and operational problems. Not only can poor performers undermine the efforts of co-workers and harm workplace…
Podcast | Swearing at Work
Published 7 March 2022 In this podcast we address swearing at work, and in particular, whether swearing can be grounds for disciplinary action. We also bring you “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” of recent employment law news, and our legal film review returns, with this episode featuring “The Rainmaker”; Francis Ford Coppola’s film…
Swearing at Work
Published 7 March 2022 Given that we spend a large portion of our lives at work, often in stressful situations, it is understandable that some of us may drop the odd f-bomb at work. Some workplaces accept swearing as a part of the modern vernacular, encouraging its use to emphasise an argument or express excitement….
Employee dismissed for refusing to physically attend the workplace
Jason Lubiejewski v Australian Federal Police [2022] FWC 15 Mr Jason Lubiejewski (the Applicant) brought an unfair dismissal claim against his employer, the Australian Federal Police (the AFP), claiming that the AFP had failed to respond to his request for flexible work, and in particular, to his request to work from home full-time due to…
Podcast | Flexibility At Work
Published 21 February 2022 As the NSW government has announced an end to most of the remaining COVID-19 restrictions, including working from home directions, our first podcast for 2022 focusses on flexibility in the workplace. With workplaces, and employee expectations, very much changed from the pre-COVID era, we discuss what the new normal looks like,…