The major political parties' pre-election anti-immigration stance needs to "flip" if organisations are to remain competitive locally and internationally, according to a world-renowned expert on labour market trends.
The way organisations currently develop their leaders equips them for yesterday's predictable, process-driven workplace, but not for today's complex, uncertain business conditions, says HR expert Kevin Wheeler.
Employees who understand the connection between their role and their organisation's goals are more satisfied - and more productive - than those that lack a big-picture perspective, according to a new report.
Graduate programs that separate recruitment from development are at risk of over promising and under delivering, says David Cvetkovski, national manager of strategy and delivery at Fusion Graduate Management Solutions.
The 2010 Federal Budget increases funding to train critical skills and boosts the number of skilled migration places, among other key announcements affecting HR professionals.
A company that helps its workers to further their careers, not just within the organisation but also beyond it, has achieved "Best of the Best" status in Hewitt's 2009/10 employer accreditation program.
Recruitment activity is picking up in the HR sector, but employers are maintaining a preference for contract rather than permanent hires, according to a Hays report.
In spite of looming skills shortages and declining productivity, Australia's leading corporations continue to "under-utilise" diversity groups to source talent and leverage their brand, say the authors of a new report.
