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An Australian business has saved $1 million in recruitment costs and now fills 80 per cent of its vacancies through internal promotion, after refining both its hiring and development processes.

What are your organisation's obligations when an employee's illness or injury has the potential to affect their ability to perform in a role?

An openness to left-field, and even "antiquated" ideas - such as a careers noticeboard - has helped an employer almost double the number of internal applications it receives.

An organisation that offers new employees a $500 cash incentive for leaving the company within three months is reporting a higher level of engagement overall as a result.

Company restructures have triggered hiring activity in the HR sector recently, according to the latest Robert Walters HR market update, which predicts greater demand for generalist skill sets in coming months.

Every HR professional should understand the key terms in employment contracts, when to review and vary them, and how contracts interact with legislation, industrial instruments and workplace policies. Watch this webcast to ensure you're across these areas.

Using a structure that separates hiring teams into "front" and "back" office services creates more strategic recruitment functions, while also reducing hiring costs and improving efficiency, says internal staffing specialist Trevor Vas.

Psychometric assessments can be extremely valuable in ensuring a candidate is a good fit for a role, but according to recruitment expert Paul Barbaro, they should never replace "gut feel".

An employer brand should not only create clear expectations about what an organisation has to offer, but also about what it expects from employees in return, according to branding expert Andrea Culligan.

Different time zones, isolated workers and productivity concerns can all be turned from challenges to advantages with some creative thinking, a conference heard this week.