There are significant gaps between executives and employees on six crucial areas relating to planning the future employee experience, new Gartner research has found.
An employer that opted for a 'no rules' approach to hybrid work has since found employees want more structure and guidance around what is expected of them in new ways of working.
Employers were already juggling "a lot of moving parts" in keeping dispersed employees engaged and mentally healthy, but lockdowns are compounding the challenges, an expert says.
Asynchronous communication is the key to work/life harmony, according to a remote-first HR leader. And Qantas has failed to prove it didn't take unlawful adverse action in outsourcing thousands of jobs during COVID-19.
An employee who applied for a full-time job then requested part-time hours has failed to prove her employer's refusal amounted to discrimination on the basis of her parenting responsibilities.
Employers in the most advanced stages of their hybrid work journey are now working on articulating their approach for an "all-out arms race on employer branding", a specialist says.
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.
