Australia's work-from-home experience is "still very much in progress", but employers and employees alike would benefit from a voluntary code of practice setting out standard conditions and expectations, new research suggests.
The pandemic's impact on health and wellbeing has led many employers to falsely believe that workers are now more comfortable discussing their mental health at work, research has found.
Employers have made a few leaps and bounds in performance management over the past two years, but some surprising areas are still lagging, research shows.
HR practitioners are in high demand across the country, but in certain roles salaries are spiking to lure top talent, according to specialist recruiters.
Customers are the "lighthouse" example workers use to discuss workplace aggression, but the pandemic has highlighted an increase in peer-to-peer aggression as well, a physician says.
"Remarkable" behaviours are produced when a leader incorporates both strength and warmth into their repertoire, making them workplace "catalysts", a leadership specialist says.
Employees are shying away from returning to the office to save on commuting costs, new research shows. Meanwhile a growing number of employers are promoting work from home policies to lure talent.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
