An employer that failed to take timely action in response to bullying and harassment complaints against a director has been ordered to pay her $1.5 million in damages.
Leaders' ability to execute strategy is no longer just about having discipline and making decisions, but about being fast and open to failure, HR expert Dave Ulrich says.
Successful HR practitioners of the future won't just have impressive expertise and experience; they'll bring their "whole selves" to the role, a leadership and influence expert says.
Organisational change has definitely become "the norm", but while most employees see value in the end result, a significant proportion find it stressful and "very disorganised", new research shows.
Efforts to increase cross-company collaboration at Colliers International have driven a "fundamental mindset change" resulting in higher-quality productivity and efficiency, the company's head of performance says.
With the number of Australians working second jobs increasing, there is much more obligation on employers to monitor their workers more closely, an employment lawyer says.
Experience and expertise are critical for HR professionals to be effective. But to excel, they now need to bring their personal brand of humanity and empathy to work by activating their "essence". Watch this webcast to learn how to build your influence and enhance your impact on culture and engagement.
Addressing the most common reasons why employees are unhappy at work - such as bad managers and a lack of recognition - can help employers achieve big productivity gains, HR Daily Community member Sebastian Reay says.
An employer's procedural errors weren't so great as to make a manager's dismissal for drinking while at work unfair, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. Meanwhile, an employee's mass email speculating about job cuts justified his sacking, while another's abusive response to an "overly keen" supervisor also warranted termination.
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.
