HR managers who believe that retention and hiring become less of an issue during an economic downturn are making a costly mistake, according to a Taleo white paper.
Employers that slash administrative support staff are at risk of overloading executives and losing a lot of intellectual property, according to TT1 People founder David Simon.
Employers that defy the traditional adversarial approach to workplace negotiations when the new bargaining laws kick off this week will have a competitive edge over those that fail to engage with all business stakeholders, says lawyer, mediator and CoSolve director Clive Thompson.
Employers can expect a 300 per cent return on investment from their health and wellbeing programs, but with "managers' minds on other things", it's up to HR and OHS professionals to keep organisations "focused", says Return to Work Matters general manager Cheryl Griffiths.
An IT recruitment company has been stung with a $20,000 damages bill for misleading a worker on its bonus scheme - and other employers, a lawyer says, could find themselves in the same boat if they withhold critical information from new employees.
The downturn might be forcing organisations to contain costs, but employers that have seen it all before are continuing to invest in talent management and employee compensation, according to a new Mercer report.
Alcohol use accounts for millions of lost working days in Australia every year, and has been linked to nearly a fifth of workplace accidents, but sacking problem workers is not the solution, according to a health and wellbeing advisor.
A successful and sustainable recovery from the global financial crisis hinges on nothing less than a business revolution - and HR personnel must be the "foot soldiers", according to prominent management philosopher and quantum physicist Danah Zohar.
Australia's work/work culture will create an "overload tsunami" and drive absenteeism through the roof unless its best "knowledge workers" are offered genuine flexibility, according to health and demography expert Dr Linda Duxbury.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
