Academic research has added weight to the business case for HR investment, finding organisations are more productive when they offer work-life balance and reduce their gender pay gap.
Many employers will be disappointed with the Fair Work Commission's decision to scrap some junior pay rates, but the broader implications of the ruling remain to be seen, a workplace lawyer says.
Large differences in discretionary payments remain a key driver of gender pay gaps, and unless employers start prizing transparency and redefining performance, they're likely to remain, an expert says.
More than half of employers have reduced their gender pay gap, according to new WGEA reporting, but the data serves as a "reality check" for anyone who thinks Australia has achieved equality in the workplace.
HR professionals are again being urged to reconsider their definition of remuneration, to bridge the growing disconnect between employee and employer expectations.
At an organisation with unusually high risk and reward opportunities, scrutinising the judgement capabilities of incoming employees is essential, according to its CPO.
It might take another 68 years to eliminate Australia's pay gap, and gender equality reporting is still "inconsistent and fragmented", new analysis shows.
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.
