High-potential employees can be identified by three key traits, but misconceptions about one of them is putting leadership pipelines at risk, a talent management specialist says.
Applications to terminate enterprise agreements are on the rise, but just because an agreement is old doesn't mean an employer should scrap it, a workplace lawyer warns.
If HR wants to be "fit for purpose" it should stop playing the role of parents and police, and start re-imagining its relationships with employees, a leading practitioner says.
An employer has to pay an employee $625k in damages for a psychological injury, after a court found it failed to act on warnings she was having issues with her supervisor while in a "fragile state".
New research shows organisations' support for mental health and wellbeing has declined in the past 12 months. Meanwhile, less than half of employees have confidence in their leaders, 'blind' recruitment is on the rise, and employee-owned organisations are outperforming ASX 200 companies.
Opting for gender diversity measures rather than targets played a key part in winning employees' support for equality strategies, according to an employer's people manager.
An employer has won an appeal against paying nearly $3.9 million in damages to an on-hire worker who was almost thrown from a balcony during a training day at its site.
Soliciting employee feedback without acting on it will invariably do more harm than good, but HR can also stir up resentment by responding in ways that aren't highly visible, a talent management consultant warns.
Many organisations still seem unable to build a "robust, focused set of measurable objectives for employees", say two business strategists with recommendations for assessing employees' potential rather than past performance.
Recruitment campaigns that express an employer's brand and ethos are the most likely to attract ideal candidates who'll want to work for the organisation, HR Daily Community member Faye Ferris says.
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.
