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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.

Economic conditions are exerting pressure on graduate development programs, but there are five "levers" to maximise returns on your spend, says training specialist Josh Mackenzie.

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.

Employee surveys are critical to effective workforce management, but employers that design their own are wasting their time, according to a corporate psychologist.

Administering a performance management system is HR's most critical function, according to an HR expert, and getting it right hinges on aligning employee and employer goals.

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.

Every employee will ultimately leave their organisation, but there's no reason why their knowledge has to walk out the door with them, says retention expert Lisa Halloran.

Up to 80 per cent of Australian workers are "financially unfit", and it's costing employers big bucks in high turnover, absenteeism and even fraud, according to a financial advisor.