"Human resources could have intervened more effectively" when an employee's concerns about her performance rating continued to escalate, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Organisations that hold their people accountable are more likely to sustain revenue growth, but accountability should be driven by leaders, not HR, new research suggests.
After an inaugural survey revealed how much its people "wanted to have a say", an employer has won an award for its culture and achieved significant lifts in key engagement metrics.
If HR leaders want more effective and psychologically safe performance processes, getting rid of the word "review" is a good place to start, an advisor says.
Performance processes tend to serve as an annual reminder that they're not meeting their objectives, and an advisor suggests HR leaders can start moving them beyond a box-checking exercise while "the pain is fresh".
The ANZ operation of a global organisation continues to slash the time employees spend on strategically unimportant work through a simplification project, but its HR director notes that every time an inefficiency is addressed, "something else rises to the top".
Return-to-office mandates can undermine high-performance cultures, and organisations that implement them poorly should expect to see "a lot of talent walk out the door", according to performance and leadership specialists.
Practising acceptance allows employees facing stressful work situations to "pause before deciding how to react", leading to better performance and less work-related anxiety, new research shows.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
