An employer's HR practices have been scrutinised in a workplace bullying review, revealing inferior grievance management and recruitment processes. Also in this article, why bored managers design boring jobs; HR's expanding role and skillset; and more.
"Narrow thinking" is one of the biggest obstacles to culture transformations, but tweaking the language used to advocate change can help break through this barrier, specialists say.
Remuneration structures and reference checks are among the areas where HR can play an important role in preventing financial misconduct, says banking and finance Royal Commissioner Kenneth Hayne.
The Federal Circuit Court has ordered a sacked HR coordinator to pay $35k in costs, after he unreasonably refused his former employer's settlement offers. Also in this article, recent adverse action and redundancy decisions, workplace learning needs to double, and more.
The case of a contractor who funnelled more than $500k in payments to his own accounts over five months holds important lessons on preventing fraud, says NSW corruption watchdog ICAC.
Employers have made "major strides" on workplace mental health in recent years, but can do much more to address the gap between their current initiatives and what employees actually want.
HR professionals in most states can expect higher salaries in 2019, with Queensland well in front of the pack, according to a new global salary survey. Also in this article, maintaining health and wellbeing when returning from holidays, how age diversity impacts retention and profit, and more.
An HR consultant is claiming his former employer discriminated against him by favouring younger workers and sacking him while he was unfit for work. Also in this article, the key to stopping the collapse of enterprise bargaining, C-suite leaders' top concern heading into 2019, and more.
Certain HR practices allow corruption and misconduct to flourish, a new report warns. Also in this article, regulation proposals for the future of work, illegal questions in job interviews are still common, and more.
Some employers have successfully stepped up to the task of managing psychosocial safety, but in many other workplaces, initiatives are falling flat. Join us for an HR Daily webinar to understand what's holding back progress in this critical space and how to move forward.
