A tribunal has found that employees' offensive racial comments were not direct discrimination. Meanwhile, ambitious performance goals make workers anxious; five performance management trends have emerged this year; and four steps make it easier to manage difficult employees.
The performance management revolution, "explosion" of people analytics and new talent acquisition landscape are three areas set to be significantly disrupted by HR technology next year, Josh Bersin says.
The Fair Work Commission has criticised a manager for failing to deal with the "simple matter" of issuing warnings, finding an employee's dismissal for poor performance was unfair.
An employer that views its culture as a competitive advantage has mixed some unconventional elements into its recognition scheme, including an award for employees who 'Just Effing Do It', according to its culture and experience vice-president.
Shifting their attention from filling roles to "positioning people" will help HR professionals foster the agility their organisations need, says a generational expert.
Organisations too often foster a culture where leaders become 'babysitters' of dependent staff, causing productivity to suffer as a result, a business coach says.
Culture is "the behaviour you accept, or don't", so helping teams identify the unproductive behaviours they've come to accept is key to boosting performance, a leadership expert says.
Employers should 'crowdsource' feedback to improve their performance management processes, an HR leader says. Meanwhile, new reports show how to attract and retain female employees and how much male workers' earnings have increased over the years compared to women's; and more.
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.
