New salary research shows what HR managers, business partners, coordinators and more can expect to earn on the east coast. Meanwhile businesses are wrong to view flexible work as "an HR tool"; senior leadership diversity is "dismal"; engagement has fallen in Australia; and more.
A shake up of traditional roles - with team leaders taking on key talent functions so HR can focus on culture - has improved hiring and retention rates at Marley Spoon, according to its people manager.
Organisations that allow staff to make mistakes and be disruptive are those that will thrive in future, but risk-promoting workplace cultures are all too rare, according to an author.
Despite being "old school", annual feedback remains the norm for most workplaces, while others are trapped in cultures that are passive-aggressive, or conflict-avoiding to the point where little of value is achieved, according to a communications specialist.
Employers that promote in-house bars and drinking cultures as part of their employer value proposition might in fact be deterring some top talent, research suggests.
As employees increasingly demand "instant impact" from workplace activities, and skills become the new currency of the digital age, microlearning is being recognised as a powerful tool to boost employee engagement and the bottom line, a specialist says.
Following a dip in engagement scores, a beverages company has united employees around three core values to drive more teamwork and pride in the business.
Many large employers admit they manage their flexible/contingent workforce poorly, and the opportunity cost of not tackling this problem in the digital era is "really significant", a workplace academic warns.
HR can get stuck with "stripping out costs" during business transformations, but pushing back to reinvest savings has helped PepsiCo's HR leader keep engagement and productivity high throughout its changes.
Only one in 10 Australian organisations have leaders who accept accountability for their team's performance, according to a management consultant and former Olympic medallist. Also in this article: why loneliness is a workplace issue; the breakdown in company values; regulating the future of work; and more.
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