Employers should tailor their motivation techniques for the changing nature of work, not a shift in the generations undertaking it, says an HR analytics expert.
A worker who resigned after her employer unilaterally raised her sales targets has successfully claimed it was a forced dismissal and amounted to adverse action.
Employers can spend "vast amounts" of time and resources developing their strategy, culture and values, but without leaders who can communicate these things in a real, authentic way, their efforts will fail, says leadership coach Gabrielle Dolan.
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Increasing casual employment and unsocial working hours are part of a worrying pattern of declining job quality in Australia, according to new research.
The average time it takes to fill a vacant position has blown out over the past five years, but employers aren't seeing a corresponding increase in the quality of their hires, according to new research from insights and technology company, CEB.
Large pay discrepancies between employees can cause great discontent in a workforce. But how concerned should HR professionals be about the pay gap between the highest and lowest earners, and what should they do about it?
Gamifying particular elements of the recruitment process but not others can help employers avoid perceptions that a "silly game" is deciding candidates' future, advises a big Australian employer that recently developed its own recruitment game.
Employers keen to understand the risks they face as mature-age workers retire often go about it the wrong way, according to an expert on diversity and inclusion.
An employer breached the National Employment Standards and a worker's contract when it failed to return him to full-time work after parental leave, but it did not take adverse action against him, a court has ruled.
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.
