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A recent hiring campaign that resulted in 612,000 applications shows there's nothing wrong with asking candidates to "go the extra mile" to show they're passionate, according to Tourism Australia's Matt McInnes.

HR professionals should trade outcome-focused scorecards for new leadership mindset models to help their organisations effectively respond to change, says an award-winning HR director.

HR professionals unsure about whether they have the right data and analytics to enable smart decisions and investment should ask themselves 17 questions, says human capital expert Colin Beames.

"Piecemeal" wellness initiatives - a brochure here, a free gym membership there - have little or no impact on workplace health, but programs based on genuine cultural change can achieve "a phenomenal result" for employees and employers alike, according to OzHelp CEO Tony Holland.

A gathering of colleagues at a manager's apartment was not a "seamless continuation" of a preceding work lunch, and the injuries he sustained after falling from his balcony in an intoxicated state were not compensable, a commission has ruled.

Optus has reaped productivity gains of more than $1.3 million by introducing a wellness program that improved employees' work effectiveness.

Smart companies are adding "stay interviews" to their engagement efforts to ward off unwanted or surprise resignations, says retention expert Richard Finnegan.

Employers that engage on-hire workers without understanding the parameters of the arrangement are exposing themselves to an under-the-radar legal minefield, warns a lawyer.

HR professionals should look inside their business rather than rely on external consultants' advice when deciding how to apply their talent metrics, says QBE's Dr John Chan.

Moving to a values-based recruitment process has enabled an employer to dramatically lift female representation in its workforce.