The downside of long-term employee retention is 'workplace prisoners' who negatively affect an organisation's productivity, talent attraction, and bottom line, an employee engagement expert says.
Aggressive leaders always do more harm than good and it's up to HR to address the issue, even if the culprit is the CEO, according to an organisational culture expert.
The best HR professionals will move out of the "personnel department" and into a new role as "consultant in human performance" in 2017, according to global talent management expert Josh Bersin.
Workplace rudeness is "contagious" and must be addressed, but instinctive ways to deal with it can do more harm than good, according to a business advisor.
The best way to manage unproductive employees is to help them connect their personal values with their role responsibilities, a performance and behaviour specialist says.
Focusing leadership investment in day-to-day people leaders has helped add 20 points to a major employer's engagement score, its head of people and culture says.
The Federal Government has introduced new legislation to prevent parents 'double dipping' on Government- and employer-funded parental leave. Meanwhile, research shows most employers and employees have seen poor culture fit lead to workplace conflict; demand for HR skills is increasing; and more.
A major employer has shifted workplace flexibility from a "working mum issue" to a "mainstream employee issue", with 60 per cent of its employees now working flexibly and reporting higher engagement as a result.
Seeking engagement feedback at every stage of the employee lifecycle is set to become increasingly common in the next 12 months, an employee engagement specialist predicts.
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
