The graduate recruitment market has become so competitive it's necessary for employers to target students in their first year of university and build a relationship throughout their studies, according to the campus recruitment lead at a global professional services firm.
An employer had a valid reason to sack a worker for belittling Facebook comments, but has been ordered to pay him $28k in compensation after HR made "significant" procedural errors.
An employer that covertly viewed an employee's Facebook page and then gave her a final warning for social media misconduct didn't commit a privacy breach, a court has ruled.
A major employer has shifted workplace flexibility from a "working mum issue" to a "mainstream employee issue", with 60 per cent of its employees now working flexibly and reporting higher engagement as a result.
Seeking engagement feedback at every stage of the employee lifecycle is set to become increasingly common in the next 12 months, an employee engagement specialist predicts.
An employer that kept HR "out of the loop" of a workplace s-xual harassment investigation has lost its appeal against an employee's compensation for a psychological injury.
Remuneration budgets have shrunk by a full one per cent in the past two years, and not all employers are working wisely within the new constraints, a reward specialist says.
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.
