Many employees are now rushing to meet year-end targets while juggling holiday preparations and family commitments, and if they don't pace themselves, their health and work will both suffer, a wellness specialist says.
Employers considered "excellent" when it comes to supporting employees' health can expect productivity gains equating to 30 days per person per year, making the investment a "commercial and strategic imperative", a wellbeing specialist says.
Many employees are dissatisfied with their health but keen to improve it, according to new research that means employers can focus less on "the biggest challenge" of motivating people, and more on helping them to act, a wellness specialist says.
Employers should be required to consult with employees ahead of implementing AI in their workplace, and approach AI risks as they would work health and safety issues, a parliamentary inquiry has recommended.
Multi-employer bargaining and the Fair Work Commission's ability to repeat the BOOT during the life of an agreement have had far less impact this year than employers feared, a new report shows.
Building an antiracist organisation requires an understanding of how racism is perpetuated and entrenched, in both individual behaviours and through the culture of the organisation, an Australian diversity expert says.
The publication of employers' gender pay gaps has noticeably driven up the focus and attention given to pay equity, according to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
Overall salary increase budgets remained steady at 4% in 2024, but merit increase budgets hit their highest level in the past 10 years, according to Mercer's annual remuneration research.
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