The most sophisticated employers now have a much clearer picture of their workforce's skills, aiding better-informed decisions about redeployment, reskilling and retention, a transformation expert says.
Leaders might not be able to promise their team members job security and certainty, but they can and should support employees with clarity instead, an expert says.
As Australia's vaccination roll-out progresses, new issues and challenges are arising for HR professionals. Here, an employment lawyer answers 12 key workplace-related questions on this topic.
Employers are now taking more time to consider who is best suited to lead them beyond the "here and now", while senior leaders are much more thoroughly interrogating the organisations that want to hire them, specialists say.
The safest course for employers that want to improve their workplace gender diversity while complying with discrimination legislation is to obtain an exemption for their hiring practices, a lawyer says.
Employers' digital transformations over the past year haven't been a resounding success but it's not too late for HR to get productivity and collaboration back on track.
Fear of today's uncertain work environment is limiting employees' engagement with their roles, but employers can turn fear into a "wonderful driver" for high performance.
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.
