Employers are clawing back control in the IT recruitment market and are taking advantage of the downturn to prune salaries and lift the overall quality of their IT workforce, according to a new study.
Actively disengaged workers are disproportionately likely to stay with their current employer and take double the sick leave of their engaged workmates, a Gallup Consulting survey has found.
One of the most common mistakes businesses make - particularly in a downturn - is to distribute remuneration evenly across their workforce, according to researcher Erik Berggren.
HR credibility is at "rock bottom", and it's up to HR managers to stand up and fight for recognition and funding, and to prove to executives that human resources is more than "hiring, firing and keeping us safe", according to Upper Edge Learning's head of strategic design, Milo-Arne Peady.
Budgets might be tight, but managers looking to retain their top talent and maintain morale should continue to reward deserving workers, according to Kelly Services MD James Bowmer, and they can do it on the cheap.
Retrenched employees in Australia receive lower severance pay than workers in 20 other countries, but a higher level of transitional assistance, according to a new study.
A reward and recognition overhaul has cut employee turnover in half at a global technology giant - "virtually overnight" - its HR vice president told delegates at a Sydney seminar this week.
Replacing employee commissions with team bonuses and implementing "Ten Commandments" has pushed employee engagement through the roof at online learning company Learning Seat, says its chief executive officer.
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