While other employers go to lengths to emphasise the 'fun' factor in their workplace, one director says keeping expectations low helps ensure only people with the right work ethic are hired.
C-suites are sending mixed messages to HR about the importance of soft skills development, putting leadership pipelines at risk in the process, according to a business and leadership consultant.
An employer has been ordered to pay a former employee more than $20k, after a commission found her time away on parental leave counted towards her long service leave entitlements.
Employers often ignore the "more strategically important" approach to building organisational capabilities in favour of developing employees' individual competencies, but it's time for this to change, a workforce planning expert stresses.
Employers tend to forget they owe a special duty of care to employees suffering from non-work-related injuries, and dangerously overlook the need to make appropriate workplace adjustments, warns an injury management practitioner.
The fact employees must be "better off overall" under enterprise agreements doesn't preclude employers from negotiating "hugely beneficial" arrangements, according to a workplace law specialist.
An employer breached its duty of care by allowing a manager to work excessive hours, while largely disregarding his health complaints, a court has ruled.
Building flexibility into company rules is one way to increase mindfulness at work and keep the door open to new opportunities, according to a world-renowned mindfulness expert.
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.
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.
