Organisations that rely on culture and engagement as their core competitive advantage produce tangible financial results, including growing their revenue faster, exceeding sales targets, and returning greater profits, new research shows.
Frontline leadership matters most to employees, but it is this area that most lacks HR support, an expert says following a major Australian study finding significant shortfalls in leadership development.
Changes in how and where people work will be "even more profound" in the next 40 years than they have been in the past four decades. Meanwhile, new research has found just one in five workers trust their manager; HR is the only field where women executives outnumber men; and more.
Most organisations are finding candidates scarce, but the majority will not increase their pay levels to attract them, according to Korn Ferry Hay Group research.
Despite their "obsessive inner drive" to work, workaholics are less productive and more prone to depression, new research has found. This article also highlights new figures on graduate salaries, the seven steps that lead to employee referral success, and which workplaces are truly inclusive of LGBTI employees.
HR professionals can help build the skills and mindsets that will enable their organisations to become 'light and fast', says a leadership and change management expert.
The proportion of business leaders who believe their organisations are ready to address HR skills gaps has increased 30 per cent in the last year, indicating the HR function is finally "turning the corner", according to new research by Deloitte.
Nearly all HR professionals know health and wellbeing is important to employees, yet dangerously assume that it's not a factor in their decision to stay or leave an organisation, new research shows.
When teams perform poorly, organisations should first look at whether they've provided managers with a framework that helps them understand what employees are capable of and willing to do, an HR expert says.
The Australian Public Service should downsize its HR departments, a review of the sector recommends. Meanwhile, HR specialists warn against unpaid overtime; research has found new links between job insecurity and mental ill health; and the AHRC has appointed three new commissioners.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
