A manager who bullied an apprentice and encouraged employees to join in has been fined and convicted. Meanwhile, new research outlines employers' pay rise intentions and what HR professionals can expect to earn; how former employees can damage recruitment efforts; what senior executives think of annual performance reviews; and why nearly half of HR professionals think their working life is too complicated.
Organisations that rely on culture and engagement as their core competitive advantage produce tangible financial results, including growing their revenue faster, exceeding sales targets, and returning greater profits, new research shows.
Employee benefit schemes can help employers attract and retain top talent, but employees will quickly take benefits for granted if organisations fail to keep highlighting their value, an expert warns.
Unreliable employees are an "incredibly common" challenge and can make or break an organisation, but managers are failing to address the issue, according to HR consultant Karen Gately.
When teams perform poorly, organisations should first look at whether they've provided managers with a framework that helps them understand what employees are capable of and willing to do, an HR expert says.
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Employees are more likely to stay engaged at work if they have regular career conversations, but these talks rarely happen, says a report that highlights two vital roles HR professionals can play in ensuring they occur.
When teams are underperforming it's most often because they don't recognise the misalignment between what they intend to achieve and what they're actually doing, business anthropologists and academics have found.
The absence in most organisations of an objective framework to identify high-potential employees lies at the heart of why these development programs are failing, according to a talent management specialist.
Managers who are feeling stressed or burnt out can unwittingly jeopardise their entire team's engagement, according to a neuroleadership expert, who warns that emotions are contagious.
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