Now in the second year of its four-day work experiment, Medibank continues to report significant and sustained improvements in engagement, job satisfaction and employees' health and wellbeing.
To ensure employees retain the critical thinking skills organisations need, it will be crucial to clarify the line between using AI as an assistant, and depending on it entirely, an expert says.
More than half of Australia's caregiving population already feel forced to choose between caregiving and their career, and on a scale of one to 100, Australia's "caregiving readiness" is just 23.1, a new report warns.
New research has identified the work factors most likely to lead to "quiet quitting", and calls for HR practitioners to view the phenomenon with less negativity.
Most leaders have no trouble listing their top five financial priorities or KPIs, but their psychosocial safety responsibilities call for a new question, a culture specialist says.
Performance processes tend to serve as an annual reminder that they're not meeting their objectives, and an advisor suggests HR leaders can start moving them beyond a box-checking exercise while "the pain is fresh".
Adoption of AI is driving an "experience gap" for many graduates entering the workforce, and it's "a really significant issue that we're not talking enough about", a futurist warns.
Workplaces would be better if both leaders and employees paid more attention to how others are feeling, however certain types of empathy come with psychosocial risks, a leadership specialist and a neuroscientist warn.
A viral 'kiss cam' incident has captured the world's attention as an example of "executive enforcers getting their comeuppance", a workplace lawyer says, but it also raises some important considerations for HR practitioners.
Leaders' self-awareness can have a big impact on the success of engagement and retention efforts, but ensuring they view feedback through the right lens is crucial.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
