Employees who aren't given access to social technologies to collaborate internally will find another way, potentially posing much bigger privacy, confidentiality and other risks to organisations, says learning expert Anne Bartlett-Bragg.
A Fair Work Australia ruling, which found a senior employee was not "grossly disloyal" when he gave the names of recently retrenched staff to a sacked colleague, contains important guidance for employers on what constitutes confidential information.
Over the next three-to-five years, HR departments will need to build closer relationships with their organisations' IT functions to meet the demands of the "future workplace", a briefing heard yesterday.
Employers run the risk of disengaging their staff if the technology solutions they provide at work aren't chosen with the end-user in mind, says Future Knowledge director David Guazzarotto.
Employers that rely solely on behavioural-based safety (BBS) programs to avoid accidents and injuries may well find their effectiveness plateaus, according to safety specialists.
HR alone can't be responsible for increasing gender diversity in organisations, but it should drive the first phase of the journey, according to IBM managing director Andrew Stevens.
Employers can improve engagement and productivity by promoting competition, completion and "a sense of meaning" in the work they provide, says psychologist Dan Ariely.
Employers will increasingly turn to crowdsourcing over outsourcing in the next decade, according to HR experts Jeanne C. Meister and Karie Willyerd, who predict social technologies will soon become a driving force in recruitment and corporate innovation.
Employers that have gender diversity goals, yet make simple mistakes when trying to achieve them, risk major setbacks in their progress, says diversity expert Karen Morley.
Aside from the moral imperative, there is a strong business case for organisations to constantly foster an ethical culture, according to Institute of Executive Coaching director of education, Dr Hilary Armstrong.
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