Despite significantly more awareness of the value of emotional intelligence in organisations, much confusion still exists about what the concept means, and how to recruit for it, says an organisational psychologist.
Graduate programs can founder when organisations don't have a clear idea of what they want them to achieve, or don't put the same effort into both attracting and developing their grads, a specialist says.
Employees perform better in organisations that achieve 'workforce culture alignment', according to new research, but only 10 per cent of HR professionals are confident their culture is properly understood. Meanwhile, a new report quantifies the cost of poor staff retention, and a company is introducing a novel program to attract more parents.
Many HR teams will have increased reporting and compliance duties when the Australian Government introduces laws on modern slavery next year, a legal specialist says.
A support person provides much more than emotional support during conflict resolution or workplace investigations, according to HR Daily Community member Zandy Fell, who says employers should embrace them.
Two employers have been ordered to compensate workers they sacked for poor performance, after separate commissions found they mismanaged their respective processes.
The next evolution of people analytics should see HR move from simply gaining and reporting on data insights to using them to create employee-focused solutions, an expert says.
Changing the terminology used around performance management has been key to gaining AMP employees' buy-in to its new framework, says one of its architects.
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.
