Employers should monitor gender equality efforts in the same way as financial targets, a new PwC report urges, after finding no improvement in the gender wage gap or increase in female full-time employment in Australia over the past year.
An employer's narrow focus on reasonable adjustments resulted in discrimination, a tribunal has found. Meanwhile, new research shows the "startling" difference between salaries of top-tier male and female managers; how Male Champions of Change organisations have progressed gender diversity; and what organisations are doing to counter expected skills gaps.
Employers might be required to restore leave taken by workers as a result of bullying, the FWC says. Meanwhile, learn what successful social media policies and performance management systems entail; how many people would take a pay cut to work from home; and more.
The growing power of employees means HR professionals will require new skillsets and mindsets about talent management to succeed in the future, says Right Management's Bridget Beattie.
New reports indicate how employers should embed a culture change focus in leadership development, and the financial benefits of having more women in C-suite roles. Also, the new Sex Discrimination Commissioner chats to HR Daily; an employer has been fined over unpaid internships; a specialist shares tips for more engaging surveys; and more.
A multinational employer that gained a competitive edge by "behaving more like a start-up" is an example of a wider trend toward building operational agility, according to a new whitepaper exploring digital-age threats and opportunities.
HR professionals excel at building talent but lack financial acumen and business savvy, and must improve their understanding of operational and financial challenges if they want to be more credible, new reports say.
New reports urge employers not to fight Millennials' short tenures, and offer ways to improve work/life balance, and build a culture of recognition. Meanwhile Mercer has appointed a new diversity and inclusion leader.
On an initial reading, the High Court's Barker decision seemed "a devastating result" for any legal recognition of good faith in employment relationships, but the consequences actually "may not be so dire", a legal expert says.
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.
