Human resource development budgets should be divided equally between three key learning and development philosophies, focusing on 'production', 'person' and 'problem-solving', says Winners At Work managing director Dr Tim Baker.
Employees who don't have a clear understanding of "what is expected of them and what they are accountable for" are unlikely to care about their employer's success, says Right Management's Bridget Beattie, who warns that nearly two in three workers are at risk of fleeing their jobs within the next 12 months.
Changes to the 457-visa scheme are mostly in favour of 457 holders, and will disadvantage employers that have relied on on-the-job training, according to Acacia Immigration Australia director, Mark Webster.
Rolling separate talent-development strategies into a single process is critical to creating a high-performance culture and "taking control" of your budget, according to a new SumTotal white paper.
HR practitioners should be driving the environmental sustainability movement within their organisations, according to New Zealand business academics, but most are playing too passive a role.
With only three months to go until the "right to request flexibility" kicks off with the other National Employment Standards, more than four in every five employers are under-prepared and at risk of failing to comply with the new rules, a survey reveals.
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.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
