Two "seismic" events shaped the HR jobs market over the past 10 years, and the next decade is set to "test and reward great HR professionals even more", according to specialist recruiters.
Hiring managers are more prone to disability bias in certain situations, and inclusion-focused gen-AI tools might inadvertently "swing the pendulum toward preferential treatment", a researcher has found.
Organisations are spending more on workplace wellbeing, but they're not seeing it translate to higher employee engagement, nor do employees consider themselves well supported at work, according to new research.
Academic research has added weight to the business case for HR investment, finding organisations are more productive when they offer work-life balance and reduce their gender pay gap.
When overwhelmed managers can distinguish between their productive and unproductive struggles, they're less likely to feel like they're "spinning [their] wheels and stagnating", a performance consultant says.
A new report calls for employers to stop treating upward bullying as an "interpersonal issue", and recognise it as "a distinct organisational and governance risk".
Workplaces are full of well-intentioned leaders who are confused as to why "morale is low, collaboration is stalling, and trust is slipping through their fingers", not realising the gap that exists between their intentions and their impact, a leadership behaviour strategist says.
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.
