Employers that want to access top talent fast and develop leadership skills among existing employees should consider implementing an intern program, says Ernst & Young managing partner and people leader Lynn Kraus.
The number of women on boards of ASX200 companies increased marginally in 2009, according to a new index that names the "good guys" and "the laggards".
A simple performance management system based on four core processes has raised employee engagement by 17 per cent and reduced recruitment spend by a third at eyewear company Luxottica.
"Naming and shaming" would be more effective than quotas in redressing the gender imbalance against women in senior leadership roles, according to former Apple managing director, Di Ryall.
As an increasing number of baby boomers find themselves caring not only for children and parents but grandchildren as well, the NSW Equal Employment Practitioners Association (NEEOPA) is urging employers to reassess how they manage and support their caregivers.
Employers that don't adequately prepare for employees' imminent right to request flexible working arrangements could see the morale of their workforce eroded and face public scrutiny over their handling of requests, says workplace lawyer Brad Petley.
An employer has successfully argued that the importance of its brand and reputation as a responsible producer of alcoholic beverages entitled it to sack a worker who was caught drink-driving his private car outside of work hours.
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