HR and recruitment teams, rather than corporate communications departments, are best placed to develop employer branding strategies, and it's no longer enough for these to be consistent rather than tailored to talent segments, according to new research. Meanwhile, "pathologically high" daytime sleepiness is damaging productivity, employers are urged to keep marriage equality debate "calm", and more.
Certain high-achieving employees are among the least resilient at work, and are unlikely to succeed in high-performance organisations without managers' assistance, top psychologists say.
An employer that failed to follow its own work-from-home procedures and provide a remote worker with adequate supervision and feedback has been found liable for her psychological injury.
A new study warns against placing too much faith in 'blind' recruitment's ability to address hiring biases. Meanwhile, contract HR advisors are in high demand across Australia, employers are still failing to support women through menopause, and more.
The Fair Work Commission's decision not to include paid domestic violence leave in modern awards will widen the gap between 'good' and 'poor' employers, an expert says.
As medical, legal and social attitudes towards cannabis evolve, employers might need to rethink their workplace policies and responses to positive test results, an employment lawyer says.
An employer discriminated against an employee by repeatedly challenging whether her "extremely personal" gynaecological condition was legitimate, the Federal Court has found.
Watch this webcast to learn about effective and defensible testing regimes, policy drafting considerations, practical implementation challenges, and more.
A manager who let a performance counselling session become a disciplinary meeting traumatised an employee with his unreasonable, intimidating manner, a tribunal has found.
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.
