It's never been more important to reduce risks and inefficiencies in contingent workforce management, but the path to a streamlined, integrated approach isn't often a smooth one, experts warn.
The Fair Work Commission has decided to raise the national minimum wage and minimum award rates by 3.5%, after four years of declining "real wages" for these workers. Meanwhile, more than 70% of HR leaders think employees now value financial wellbeing programs as much as physical and mental health offerings.
After shoving a woman out of a lift on his way to work because he thought she was "rude", an employee has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission he was unfairly sacked.
"Micro coaching moments" are among the ways progressive HR functions are combatting managers' fear of giving performance feedback, according to an experienced consultant.
As more employers become skills-based organisations, HR practitioners will need to rethink traditional strategies and apply a more dynamic approach to talent management, according to an advisor.
A recent decision serves as an important reminder that termination entitlements must be paid on an employee's last day, and not in an employer's next pay cycle, lawyers warn.
By investing in the development of foundational leadership behaviours, rather than leadership 'styles', employers can "cultivate leadership that is both impactful and consistent with their strategic goals", the Australian authors of a global study say.
Introducing a new employee experience system around the same time as a company-wide culture-change initiative has helped a global employer to monitor, measure and ultimately improve its safety performance.
Some employers have successfully stepped up to the task of managing psychosocial safety, but in many other workplaces, initiatives are falling flat. Join us for an HR Daily webinar to understand what's holding back progress in this critical space and how to move forward.
