HR professionals should demonstrate stronger intent and "a bit of guts" when seeking funding for their proposals, says leadership communication specialist Rod Anderson.
HR professionals should be "more critical of whether we need to exist", and look at ways to improve HR's value proposition, says emeritus professor Roger Collins.
The HR professionals with the greatest market power this year will be those with skills in talent management, learning and development, and recruitment, according to a new salary report.
Employers convinced that mature-aged workers are reconsidering their retirement plans in the wake of the GFC need to think again, says ageing workforce expert and SageCo director, Alison Monroe.
More than half of Australian workers don't currently feel able to negotiate pay with their employer, and less than half of those who do have taken action in the past year, according to the University of Sydney's Workplace Research Centre.
Employees who are overlooked at work are twice as likely to be actively disengaged as those whose managers focus on their weaknesses, research by Gallup has found.
Employees at companies that encouraged voluntary staffing and hours reductions during the downturn are more likely to be happy and to be advocates for their employer, a major survey has found.
Coaching is generally perceived well in the workplace, but the absence of methods to measure its ROI means employers must find alternative ways to ensure it has more than a 'feelgood' impact, says Right Management's regional general manager, Bridget Beattie.
Women are "hungrier" than men for mentoring, a survey has found, but employers can increase mentoring participation among both genders if they tailor the way they articulate the benefits.
An employer group survey of 500 Australian CEOs exposes plans for more training-budget cuts over the next year, which will exacerbate the skills shortage, it says.
