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Most employers are forced from time to time to slow hiring, freeze headcounts or make layoffs, but "mature-class" organisations never stop nurturing their talent pools, according to HR analysts.

Employees who don't feel they receive managerial support or monetary rewards in line with their efforts are more likely to suffer from stress, physical injuries or even heart attacks, an academic warns.

Salary growth has slowed to 3.5 per cent in the last six months, according to research by Mercer.

A great business strategy is almost worthless if employees aren't informed and inspired to execute it, say the authors of a forthcoming book.

Managers directly influence around half of employee resignations, according to a retention expert, but they can take low-cost steps to avert them.

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is often perceived as a fringe activity to be sidelined when times are tough, but CSR programs can help a company "thrive" in an economic downturn - providing employers know how to "communicate their involvement", says Manpower's Chris Riley.

Rolling separate talent-development strategies into a single process is critical to creating a high-performance culture and "taking control" of your budget, according to a new SumTotal white paper.

The diversity agenda of major Australian employers has weathered the impact of the GFC better than expected, according to the Diversity Council Australia.

Psychometric tests are the best predictor of a potential employee's performance, according to an organisational psychologist, but they are often misused in the recruitment process.

HR practitioners should be driving the environmental sustainability movement within their organisations, according to New Zealand business academics, but most are playing too passive a role.