A deep understanding of how employees learn should be at the centre of people management as digitalisation drives the need for agile skills development, according to a performance expert.
Australian jobs are far from being wiped out by automation, but employers are right to be concerned about a growing mismatch between the skills they need and those that will be available, researchers from the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre say.
The Department of Industry, Innovation and Science has recorded an improvement in leadership and management behaviours following a gamification pilot, and plans to roll out the project more broadly.
Current recruitment service delivery models will fail to fill critical roles in evolving organisations, and cannot support their long-term digital transformation and competitiveness, according to a labour market expert.
HR professionals can start leveraging technology in six key ways to drive productivity gains in increasingly automated workplaces, leaders at a recent roundtable event agreed.
The organisations most prepared for the workforce of the future are maximising automation and machine learning today and making the most of the data it reveals, according to business leaders.
Undergoing a digital transformation has halved Linx Group's HR workload, boosted recruitment and talent management efficiencies, and saved millions of dollars in upgrade costs, according to its head of finance.
Ooh Media has completely overhauled its recruitment and onboarding functions, automating the bulk of its processes and putting the candidate and employee experience at the centre of all decision-making, according to head of talent Alana Bennett.
Corporate Australia must do more to help its workforce transition to the future of work, according to a new report by Microsoft, which has also launched its own national skills program.
Transforming HR processes requires experiencing them from the employee perspective and being ruthless in assessing what's necessary and what is 'legacy', according to Swinburne University's people and culture leader.
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.
