Employers that want to guard their talent pool from the competition should ensure leaders take an "active, dynamic, and ongoing interest" in their people's career development, according to leadership expert Greg Smith.
Many organisations undergoing transformations run the risk of losing corporate wisdom and their "cultural soul" by failing to engage long-tenured employees in the process, says a leadership expert.
Taking a pre-prepared termination letter into a disciplinary meeting is a "classic example" of how employers trip up on procedural fairness when dismissing employees, says a workplace lawyer.
An employee who was dismissed for serious misconduct was not afforded procedural fairness partly because her employer failed to take into account her "quiet and timid" personality, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Long-tenured employees are sometimes overlooked in workplace culture, engagement and transformation efforts, but losing these employees and their knowledge can be devastating. This webcast sets out how to reengage them to become "second-half heroes".
The Fair Work Commission has awarded $9000 in compensation to an employee it found was unfairly dismissed after an aggressive altercation with a co-worker.
Managing workplace grievances can become quite complex, and this week HR Daily Community member Vince Scopelliti has set out some key principles to follow when responding to complaints.
Employers cannot expect to solve their attrition problems by acquiring more and more talent, and must shift their focus to internal mobility, according to a Bersin Deloitte Consulting expert.
The Federal Circuit Court has deemed an individual's financial situation almost irrelevant compared to the need for deterrence, in personally fining a him $39,000 for underpaying workers.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
