HR job ads fell by 13.8 per cent in April, to be 66 per cent lower than a year ago, according to the Olivier Job Index. This article also includes an HR salary guide for the current year.
Australian HR departments are struggling to meet the challenges created by recession-driven cost-cutting with fewer resources and less control over decision-making, a new study confirms.
Employers have cut millions from their discretionary spending over the past year, but risk blowing away all the savings by failing to control their contingent workforce, says talent management expert Gareth Flynn.
Leading employers are enjoying a surge in employee performance and productivity thanks to the application of employee assessments at both the recruitment and post-hire phases, according to a new report from Aberdeen Group.
Savvy HR professionals are finding ways to turn their career site traffic into revenue, and keep the costs of managing a flood of applications low, according to a new report.
Redeploying workers instead of cutting headcount during tough economic times can save your business millions of dollars in employment costs, according to Human Capital Management Solutions CEO, Trevor Vas.
Employer branding as a business tool is even more useful in a downturn than it is in a candidate-short market, according to TMP Worldwide's James Wiggins.
Employers can quickly nip difficult and negative employee behaviour in the bud - while maintaining workplace harmony - by being "hard on the behaviour, but soft on the person", says New Zealand workplace consultant and psychologist, Dr Steven Saunders.
HR professionals often complain of less-than-satisfactory relationships with their recruitment providers, but work is required on both sides to make an effective partnership, says trainer and coach Ross Clennett.
