The prevalence of domestic and family violence, and its impact in the workplace, make it an issue that employers can't ignore. This HR Daily Premium webcast outlines best-practice responses to DV issues.
The two biggest mistakes leaders make sit at opposite ends of a spectrum: micromanaging and detachment, HR Daily Community member Richard Wynn warns. In this week's featured post he outlines seven key behaviours to avoid.
Employers that promote in-house bars and drinking cultures as part of their employer value proposition might in fact be deterring some top talent, research suggests.
Contingent workers tend to be screened much less effectively than permanent employees, according to the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), which has developed a framework to help employers prevent fraudulent job applications.
As employees increasingly demand "instant impact" from workplace activities, and skills become the new currency of the digital age, microlearning is being recognised as a powerful tool to boost employee engagement and the bottom line, a specialist says.
An employer whose dismissal process was described as involving a plethora of deficiencies has won an appeal against reinstating the worker it sacked for swearing at and threatening his colleagues. Also in this article, a roundup of recent dismissal rulings; new submissions on extending the Fair Work Act; the extent of workplace boredom; and more.
Quality communication, opportunities to showcase skills, and meaningful interview feedback are largely absent from recruitment processes, but would vastly improve the candidate experience, according to a global study.
An employer displayed "considerable irony" in sacking an employee for workplace policy breaches while failing to follow its own investigations procedure, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Big changes to employer-sponsored visas are coming into effect this week, but uncertainty remains for businesses around their costs, a migration expert says.
Lack of meaningful action on gender diversity is causing fatigue in organisations, according to a leadership consultant, who says more needs to be done to ensure a fully capable workforce.
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.
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.
