Dangers abound for employers that "rigidly" follow their workplace policies when determining which adjustments are reasonable to help employees return to work, says a lawyer.
Employers that wait for "perfect conditions" before introducing workplace changes will never get started, says Telstra's head of inclusion Troy Roderick.
Employers that aren't meeting their productivity goals should take a step back and focus on engagement, according to a study that shows engaged employees are at least three times more likely to support productivity initiatives than their disengaged colleagues, while disengaged workers will actively frustrate the process.
A diversity program run by men, for men, has helped one Australian employer shift the mindset that flexible work arrangements are only for female employees.
Planning and implementing are the cornerstones of an effective restructuring process, but organisations often miss a crucial third step: embedding the change, according to PepsiCo Australia and New Zealand HR director, Shiona Watson.
The Royal Australian Navy has reduced the incidence of inappropriate workplace behaviour, and overcome recruitment and retention issues, through a long-running cultural reform project.
Some of Samsung's HR practices over the past 20 years might seem extreme, but they have transformed the company into a world leader in innovation, according to Seoul University professors Jaeyong Song and Kyungmook Lee.
A government department that replaced a dull, six-hour slide-show induction with an interactive program says new starters are finally coming away with the knowledge they need to hit the ground running.
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