Workers' compensation schemes should fund treatment and rehabilitation for all mental-health-related claims for up to six months, regardless of liability, a major report recommends.
Innovation is key to progressing an organisation's service, products, and culture, but a specialist warns most workplaces have five "blockers" to overcome before they can unleash employees' creativity.
Social class is the diversity demographic with the greatest impact on whether employees are included or excluded at work, new research suggests. Meanwhile frontline managers have been disempowered during the pandemic, and employees are feeling unrecognised and unsupported.
Almost half (48%) of employees globally don't trust their organisations, as a result of broken promises employers might not even know they're making, Gartner's HR vice president says.
Despite some "confusing" and "contentious" elements, employers and workers have commended the Fair Work Act's coronavirus provisions, saying they have been vital to keeping businesses afloat and jobs in place.
Australia and New Zealand's top employers have witnessed superior leadership behaviours during the pandemic, and retained employee confidence despite its challenges, according to new research.
New research has named the top employers for 'giving' and the practices they're opting for. Also in this article: a major wellbeing study highlights some positive impacts of the pandemic; and working parents are feeling especially unsupported and disconnected from work.
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.
