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The brands of top-performing companies are characterised by an emphasis on the experience of employees instead of customers, according to research by Hewitt.

Recognising that "employees are not the paid enemy" is a necessary step toward a workplace culture that fosters high retention and financial success, says Roche Australia's national L&D manager, Becky Casey.

Policies prohibiting workplace love are untenable, an organisational psychologist says, but employers can take steps to prevent romantic relationships from stifling productivity or ending in a harassment claim.

Current HR development strategies are "hindering" and "damaging" businesses by failing to meet the 21st-century needs of employers and workers, a workplace consultant says.

Employers that don't know the difference between employee "engagement" and "satisfaction" are unlikely to achieve a truly engaged workforce, according to an HR researcher.

There are seven probable reasons why the top candidate you hired recently is under-performing, says Profiles International Research Institute managing director, Dario Priolo.

The authors of a global mindset survey have called for leaders to work harder to connect with their teams after finding many employees "believe in themselves", but not their bosses.

The main barrier to successful working-from-home arrangements is outdated attitudes about the need for "face time" at work, says HR advisor Jenny Roberts.

Employers should use "common sense" actions to avoid the biggest "derailers" of effective management, says Dario Priolo, managing director of the Profiles International Research Institute.

A psychologist has called for organisations to protect managers against workplace harassment after a study revealed that nearly a quarter of Australian bosses are the targets of "upwards" bullying.