Conducting exit interviews online and anonymously reaps the best information about an employer's retention issues, says organisational psychologist Matthew Neale.
Now is the time to give top priority to strategic talent management, because the economic uncertainty provides opportunities for smart organisations to grow, human capital advisors say.
Concealing a company's shaky financial position from employees during the economic downturn could be grounds for an unfair dismissal case should redundancies ensue, according to a workplace lawyer.
Employees with children will for the first time have a legislated right to request flexibility in their work arrangements, while employers will have a countervailing right to refuse requests on "reasonable business grounds", if the federal government's new industrial relations bill becomes law.
Waiting until the New Year to announce planned redundancies can have a long-lasting negative effect on employee morale and a company's brand, warns executive consultant Leslie Alderman.
With global economic turbulence set to continue and IR legislation changes taking effect within a year, employers must act now to ensure they will survive the emergence of an altered business landscape, according to a workplace lawyer.
Making a sick or injured employee redundant is fraught with risk, and the process can evolve into a litigious disaster if the task is hastily or imprudently undertaken.
The Federal Government's new unfair dismissal laws and bargaining framework - replacing elements of the Work Choices regime - will come into force from July 2009, Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard has announced.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
