Organisations have realms of "passive data" about their employees, and the leading ones are starting to realise this is a "treasure trove" for workforce strategic planning, says a thought leader in this space.
It's time to give creative practices the same status as physical exercise in workplace wellbeing programs, for their ability to improve mental health, social connections and sense of community, an expert says.
Driven by the workforce's desire for flexibility and employers' need to retain talent, the four-day work week is now much closer on the horizon for some employees, says a Gartner expert.
Employers now embracing the 'anywhere workforce' trend to access a wider talent pool have important considerations to factor into remuneration decisions, says Robert Half director Nicole Gorton.
It is one thing for an organisation to impose workplace harassment policies, but another to have leaders who are activists against gendered and s-xual violence, executives say.
Trust is the common denominator "wrapped around" all the gaps between how executives and employees are now experiencing work, says Gartner vice president Aaron McEwan.
