Celebrating milestones is an important retention strategy at FedEx Australia, where more than half of the 5,000-strong workforce have been employed for at least 10 years.
Investing in staff development can be a two-edged sword when it creates employees who are actively headhunted, but a CPO says the balance weighs in favour of turning high performers into future brand advocates.
Commonwealth Bank Australia is in the early stages of "dynamic passive listening", to improve its people experience to the point where it's in the top 10% globally, a conference has heard.
BHP has measured the impact of improving candidate experience on employee engagement and productivity, finding it could add "literally hundreds of millions of dollars of shareholder value", a conference has heard.
A people experience team has recently achieved a 100% net promoter score, attributing this to a new EVP and its collaborative approach to solving workplace problems.
After reviewing staff capacities to help people work "at their highest agency", an employer has found 26% of its extended leadership team's work could be simplified.
A tech employer has joined an elite group of companies recognised for their gender diversity, after doubling down on supporting women over the past three years.
Culturally diverse employees are bearing too much of the "load" in improving workplace inclusion, to an extent that mirrors "victim blaming", a DEI leader says.
More than one-third of Australian workers have taken leave for more than four consecutive weeks for reasons other than a holiday, and for many the return is far from smooth, highlighting how important it is for organisations to offer proactive support.
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.
