Using 'machine learning' to determine high-performance benchmarks can predict the best candidates for a role with far better accuracy than a recruiter's instinct and traditional assessments, according to a cognitive neuroscientist.
An ambiguous clause in an enterprise agreement has spurred a costly legal battle over whether an employee refused to comply with a lawful and reasonable direction.
An employer's reputation is "the greatest asset that's not on the balance sheet", and should be included in audits, according to an organisational expert.
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.
Separate studies have revealed the management practices that can drive workers to suicide, and the wide-reaching impacts of domestic violence in the workplace.
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.
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.
