Having a leadership team that commits to overcoming unconscious bias and has a clearly-defined vision for creating an inclusive workplace is crucial to improving gender equality at work, HR professionals say.
Employers undergoing mergers and acquisitions often fail to consult HR until it's "way too late" in the process, but if HR acts as a true business partner, executives will come knocking much sooner, according to a specialist in the field.
The Fair Work Commission has described as "perplexing" an HR manager's decision to continue a disciplinary meeting after an employee became emotional, and then sack her as she walked out the door.
One of the hardest aspects of a multinational's move to revamp its recruitment practices has been ensuring hiring managers dedicate themselves to recruiting before a job is even available, its head of HR says.
Telling an employee their role is being made redundant is never easy, but employers can take some simple steps to lessen the blow, according to HR Daily Community member Mark Brand.
Including a family and domestic-violence leave clause in all modern awards would create too much risk and uncertainty for employers, a Fair Work Commissioner has ruled. Meanwhile, the 2017 gender pay gap report and other diversity research has been released; and a study calls for 'job landscapes' to replace job descriptions.
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.
