Nearly half of Australian employers plan to increase their permanent HR staff over the coming year, new research shows. Also in this article: warning signs of unconscious bias; taking a user-experience approach to EVPs; concerns about pay transparency; and more.
Westpac has acknowledged a range of cultural shortcomings - including a tendency to overcomplication, conflating responsibility and accountability, and failing to prioritise learning - in a new report.
Many organisations undergoing transformations run the risk of losing corporate wisdom and their "cultural soul" by failing to engage long-tenured employees in the process, says a leadership expert.
Long-tenured employees are sometimes overlooked in workplace culture, engagement and transformation efforts, but losing these employees and their knowledge can be devastating. This webcast sets out how to reengage them to become "second-half heroes".
The simplest way to improve workplace productivity does not involve wellness and resilience programs, but rather "de-cluttering" to remove unnecessary and annoying workplace processes, according to a Gartner expert.
Organisations are suffering from an epidemic of "knowledge obesity", caused by feeding employees excessive information that does not translate to action, says Atlassian's resident work futurist.
Purpose always trumps task at Disney, and that's how the organisation's employees deliver consistent world-class experiences and business results, says a vice president.
Australian employees have flagged a serious increase in disengagement and intentions to leave their employer, new research shows. Also in this article: the FWO has cleared Uber of employing its drivers.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
