Despite all the hype, removing annual reviews and ratings has had a questionable impact. At this webinar, learn why employers are shifting back to performance ratings, how to use predictive data to manage performance more proactively, and much more. Premium members should click through to request a complimentary pass. Upgrade here for access if you're not already a Premium member.
An employee who claimed he had no idea he was being performance managed has lost his unfair dismissal claim, after the Fair Work Commission found a lack of formal warnings didn't undermine the termination.
An employment lawyer has warned HR against dismissing underperforming workers without following formal processes, despite the Fair Work Commission recently validating such an approach.
Researchers have identified a new category of engagement that leads to high performance: employees who are not only enthusiastic about their work, but enabled by their organisation to do their best.
In organisations where employees are both engaged and enabled to deliver high performance, pride, trust and appreciation reign, a leadership expert says.
Taking employees' biorhythms into account when organising work could be "the next step" for HR in fostering healthier, safer, and more productive workplaces, an academic says.
Incremental experimentation is key to achieving long-term high performance, but many employers' systems and structures actually discourage innovation, an academic says.
Removing employee performance ratings does not increase engagement, and the practice has failed to live up to expectations in all but a "handful" of situations, according to an HR expert.
Abolishing ratings does nothing for performance in the vast majority of organisations, but in certain situations it might be worth the risk, an HR specialist says.
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.
