Many large employers admit they manage their flexible/contingent workforce poorly, and the opportunity cost of not tackling this problem in the digital era is "really significant", a workplace academic warns.
Recognition of HR's "strategic importance" is growing, with businesses desiring communication, innovation, and contingency planning skills in particular this year, according to a new report.
The FWC has rejected a sacked employee's argument that the standard of proof for workplace s-xual harassment allegations should be higher. Also in this article: how AI will flatten workplace structures; voice-activated tech to increase passive jobseeking; students disinterested in STEM careers; recruitment trends in 2018; and more.
An employer has successfully defended a claim that it breached its policy of preferring internal candidates for roles when it rejected an employee's application.
Sydney and Adelaide are seeing strong demand for HR generalists and advisors; HR business partners and change specialists are highly sought in Perth and Brisbane; and good internal recruiters are difficult to find in Melbourne, according to specialists. This and more in our quarterly HR employment snapshot.
An employer has faced down a claim from an unsuccessful candidate who argued the company's "soft target" of offering 50 per cent of available roles to women discriminated against him.
Organisations are spending millions of dollars on HR technology that is failing to make employees happier or more engaged, according to global talent management expert Josh Bersin.
Talent specialists are getting swamped by "metric fog", using too many metrics without measuring their data to drive decisions, according to NBN Australia's head of talent.
A major employer is forecasting exponential growth in its social recruitment, with its global head of HR saying posts prompt "unbelievable" numbers of passive candidates to make contact.
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.
