Relatively few organisations are acting on what's known about the brain and how it underpins employee engagement and performance, says leading scientist, educator and coach Silvia Damiano.
Demographic shifts are making it imperative for employers to evolve the way they approach performance management, or risk increasing numbers of psychological injury claims, according to an employment lawyer.
An employer that failed to investigate an employee's complaint about child p-rnography on a client's computer and refused to remove "fat photos" from a workplace collage has been ordered to compensate him for a psychological injury.
Demand for HR professionals reached a high in the past quarter as new financial budgets kicked in, research shows. Meanwhile, $57k compensation awarded for parental leave adverse action; new mental health resources; Woolworths signs a supply chain compliance deed; and more.
Organisations that take a neuroscience-focused approach to employee engagement are reporting higher performance, collaboration, innovation and agility. Watch this webcast to learn how the brain underpins all engagement and performance measures, and strategies to foster a brain-friendly culture.
The Fair Work Commission this week upheld three employers' unfair dismissal appeals, involving terminations for alcohol breaches, misconduct and poor performance.
Redefining the meaning and purpose of work for employees will be a crucial role for HR in the face of increasing automation and artificial intelligence, a global HR think tank says.
The Fair Work Commission has made stop-bullying orders against an employer and three managers who sent "unreasonable" disciplinary letters to an employee and revoked her annual leave approval.
A full bench of the Fair Work Commission has upheld the dismissal of a supervisor whose confrontation with a former subordinate resulted in a carpark altercation.
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.
