Stability is now one of the top 10 attraction drivers for employees in Australia, after rising three rankings during the past quarter, according to Gartner's latest research.
The use of driving metaphors in the workplace can help employees to take control of their "wheel" and become more emotionally resilient, an expert says.
Employees need vulnerable, empathetic leaders who will both support and challenge them, according to the authors of a new "toolkit" for nurturing people, and unlocking their potential, in turbulent times.
Frontline workers were already feeling forgotten and undervalued, but now they're being made "scapegoats" in the return-to-office battle, a workplace futurist says.
As an increasing number of organisations trial and adopt four-day working weeks, there are clear signs employers should take a staged approach, and that failing to tailor their offering is "a pathway to disaster".
In a Senate inquiry report, Labor and the Greens have expressed their support for the Closing Loopholes No. 2 Bill, subject to adding a new 'right to disconnect', and further casual and gig work amendments. But Coalition members say the Bill will be a "jobs killer".
The Federal Government is set to legislate a new 'right to disconnect' for employees, but details of how this might be implemented are yet to be revealed.
The most progressive HR leaders are proactively encouraging employees to implement simple physical health habits, and as a result are creating more productive workers, a leading organisational psychologist says
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
