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The lack of formal systems for recording or reporting sick days is costing employers hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, says scientist and manager Dr Martin Cross.

Employers can eliminate "desk rage" by identifying uncooperative workers at the recruitment phase, according to a Taleo report.

Leaders who use language to create "a future so vibrant that people are eager to bring it about" can spark "dramatic gains" in employee and business performance, according to the authors of a new book.

From exercises in the park to gruelling, Survivor-style workshops on a tropical island, a major Australian employer is boosting staff morale - and its "competitive advantage" - by investing heavily in the fitness of its workers.

HR and recruitment managers should bear in mind "what a judge would think" before blithely rejecting job applicants who "fail" inherent requirements tests, a workplace relations lawyer says.

Fewer than one in 10 HR leaders had additional budget to invest in people-based initiatives over the last year, according to new research.

The low prevalence of paid maternity leave in female-dominated industries shows "there is more work to be done" on gender equality in Australia, says Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick.

Employers that fail to make "reasonable adjustments" for stress-affected employees returning to work could face discrimination claims, an employment lawyer warns, and improving communication streams, according to a business lecturer, is pivotal.

Recognising that "employees are not the paid enemy" is a necessary step toward a workplace culture that fosters high retention and financial success, says Roche Australia's national L&D manager, Becky Casey.

A new Australian Standard of Employment Rights gives employers and workers a benchmark against which to measure the industrial relations health of their workplace, says University of Sydney professor of labour law, Ron McCallum.