Team bonuses can boost employee effort and motivation - but only under certain conditions, according to a study into which financial incentives deliver the best returns.
Fairfax Media's plan to move to performance-based pay among its workforce has the potential to increase its success as a company, but the effectiveness will depend on the details of how it works, says Jairus Ashworth, partner in Aon Hewitt's performance and reward practice.
Rewards programs are the single largest expense item in most organisations, and with executives increasingly scrutinising their ROI, HR must stop guessing the value of these initiatives and start measuring, warns EY partner Richard Kantor.
Both employees and their bosses often underestimate the amount of time and effort involved in post-graduate study, potentially wasting the employers' investment, says Kevin Jameson, the director of Macquarie University's Macquarie Applied Finance Centre.
Which of your organisation's reward programs delivers the highest perceived value relative to cost? Do you know, or are you guessing? Watch this webcast to understand and improve the ROI of your reward strategy.
Large and medium employers should be preparing now to implement the Federal Government's SuperStream reforms, says the ATO's Philip Hind. Here's how you can become ready.
'Hidden demographics' among employees can provide more useful insights into how to create an effective rewards scheme than those most commonly used, according to EY partners Rohan Connors and Richard Kantor.
Confusion over how rewards are valued can create perceptions of unfairness and lead to disengagement, but employers can avoid these issues by adopting a clear and consistent approach, according to rewards expert Trevor Warden.
When organisations use inconsistent methods to communicate their employee rewards, workers can wrongly perceive they are underpaid, or make unfavourable comparisons across the market. This webcast outlines a simple process for ensuring consistent package valuations.
While the Asia Pacific region has improved significantly in gender diversity at the senior management level, thousands women in middle management feel unable to break into senior ranks, new research shows.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
