One year on from COVID, high productivity is masking an exhausted workforce, according to research by Microsoft. Also in this article, how the Fair Work Commission is nudging employers to better compliance, and new court and commission rulings.
Where employees' personality traits can impact the quality of work, workplace factors can also drive personality changes, and this has significant implications for managing talent, researchers say.
HR salaries have rebounded from last year's falls to sit at or near 2019 levels, according to Robert Half's annual salary survey. Meanwhile pay rates for new hires are remaining below that of existing employees in the same roles, Mercer research shows.
It's wrong to expect workplaces will be "normal" again anytime soon, and employers should instead be preparing for a "fourth wave" of the pandemic, says Gartner vice president Aaron McEwan.
Opposition to the IR omnibus Bill's part-time flexibility provisions is based on "false claims", according to a new paper calling for the Bill's support. Meanwhile, HR's COVID response is likely to "shape the trajectory of the function for decades to come", academics say.
The hotly debated casuals provisions in the IR omnibus Bill "strike an appropriate balance" for employers and employees, a Senate Committee says in recommending the legislation be passed.
Employers now obtaining greater insight into the skills in their organisation are uncovering some huge surprises, not least among which are the ways employees would like to use and be recognised for their abilities.
Getting consistent agreement across managers about which flexible work options they'll allow is one of HR's top challenges this year, research suggests.
About 20% of employees are "chronic procrastinators", but scheduling time for procrastination is actually an effective way to boost a workplace's culture and productivity, a specialist says.
HR functions made "significant strides" last year in their use of data and analytics, and organisations fall into three main categories when it comes to their level of sophistication, a Mercer expert says.
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.
