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Effective change management has emerged as a key driver of performance advantage in Aon Hewitt's annual Best Employers research.

The unnecessary demands and obligations of modern work are seriously damaging workers' emotional vitality, warns British HR expert Lynda Gratton.

Australian employers should shift from their "myopic" focus on hiring specialists to embrace workers with broad-ranging skills, according to a researcher and author.

An academic has found which types of pay have the biggest positive effect on employee motivation and productivity.

• Too much talent bought, not built
  
• Pay growth falls to 12-year low
  
• Australia's most in-demand employers

• Five ways to address declining employee engagement
  
• HR focus shifts from recruitment to development
  
• Major disconnect between employee/employer goals
  
• Diversity tops jobseeking infrastructure professionals' wishlists

HR professionals too often see themselves as a provider of leadership development, rather than a worthy recipient, says performance specialist Arvinder Dhesi.

Nearly two in three business leaders believe their organisation's talent and HR programs are barely adequate or falling behind, according to new research by Deloitte.

• Strong demand for HR managers
  
• Salary remains biggest 'pull' factor for new employees
  
• And pay is still the retention clincher
  
• Talent flight a concern, but pay rises unlikely
  
• Gen Y 'stuck', but confident about career progression

A report confirming age discrimination is widespread in Australian workplaces is a strong reminder for employers to be hyper vigilant in disciplinary processes involving older workers, says employment lawyer Andrew Jewell.