Employers can generate up to 400 per cent return on talent investment by including as many of the "nine key performance factors" in their performance management systems as possible, according to the authors of a white paper.
Senior executives at some of Australia's top listed companies received increased short-term incentives - such as cash bonuses - in lieu of long-term incentives for performance over the 2008/09 financial year, a Mercer survey reveals.
With only three months to go until the "right to request flexibility" kicks off with the other National Employment Standards, more than four in every five employers are under-prepared and at risk of failing to comply with the new rules, a survey reveals.
The lack of formal systems for recording or reporting sick days is costing employers hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, says scientist and manager Dr Martin Cross.
Leaders who use language to create "a future so vibrant that people are eager to bring it about" can spark "dramatic gains" in employee and business performance, according to the authors of a new book.
Employers in Denmark have embraced flexible working hours arrangements, but some are finding it hard to overcome "flexitime jealousy", according to a visiting academic.
The brands of top-performing companies are characterised by an emphasis on the experience of employees instead of customers, according to research by Hewitt.
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.
