Employers must look past candidates' technical abilities in order to recruit workers with the potential for innovation, two experts have said in sharing their tips for hiring innovators.
Employers must tread a fine line when personal problems affect a worker's performance - especially as some "personal" issues will trigger concrete obligations, says Minter Ellison senior associate Jordan Tilse.
Excessive procrastination at work might have more to do with low emotional intelligence than feelings of stress and overwork, a new study by Swinburne University has found.
A Sydney employer's workers are an estimated 40 minutes "better off" each day thanks to a new office layout - and a new approach to technology - designed to increase engagement, productivity, collaboration, and creativity.
An employer that "turned the world of work upside-down" for its people - moving them to a dramatically different space after 25 years in the same building, and introducing a whole new approach to technology - is observing productivity gains and cost savings after just three months.
Emotional issues arising outside of work can have a massive impact on mental health in the workplace, so employers should create an environment where workers feel comfortable seeking help for them, according to counselling and training specialist Anastasia Massouras.
Shared ownership of ideas is one of the key tenets of Cirque du Soleil's success, as all employees work better when given a "share in the pot", says the circus's former director of creation.
There's still a lot of stigma towards mental health in the workplace, but employers and HR can do a range of things to be role models in this area, according to workplace health and safety specialist Christina Willcox.
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
