Few organisations will be making major changes to their performance management systems in the coming months, but certain elements do need updating – and fairly urgently, says a Gartner director.
Research on the first wave of workforce cost-cutting measures in the wake of COVID-19 shows which steps employers are prioritising. Also in this article, how HR can help managers maintain performance amid uncertainty; and business groups welcome support to retain employees.
A top-ranked university lecturer who was sacked for failing to achieve newly-introduced performance benchmarks has won reinstatement, with the Fair Work Commission finding more than 10 reasons her "poor performance" rating was unfair.
An employee has won reinstatement after arguing his performance improvement plans failed to consider his personal circumstances and set him up to fail.
High-performance work practices have long been associated with increased competition, but new research suggests they actually prevent negative behaviours such as bullying.
Casual employment issues, performance management, misconduct terminations and leadership were hot topics in HR this year, a review of HR Daily's most-read articles shows.
An employee who was promoted to a role she was unable to perform, and left "out of her depth", has been denied both reinstatement and compensation despite winning an unfair dismissal action.
Managers typically fall into four types, but only one consistently achieves better results than the others and triples the likelihood of an employee becoming a high performer, according to Gartner experts.
Some employers have successfully stepped up to the task of managing psychosocial safety, but in many other workplaces, initiatives are falling flat. Join us for an HR Daily webinar to understand what's holding back progress in this critical space and how to move forward.
