Three in four employers required to report on gender metrics still fail to conduct a pay gap analysis, according to a report card identifying areas that are "ripe for action".
Workplace flexibility and countering stereotypes are both crucial to move more working mothers into executive roles, but women also need to help themselves and each other to force change, says a top HR manager.
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Leaders' expectations dictate the level of performance they will receive from direct reports, so someone who isn't liked by the boss has an immediate disadvantage. There are, however, ways for managers and subordinates to overcome their personal differences, leadership specialists say.
Two employees who lost more than 2,000 hours in sick leave credits after their publicly owned employer became a private entity have failed to convince a commission that their employment was merely "transferred", and their accruals should have been, too.
Long-serving employees with valuable knowledge and experience are sometimes reluctant to share it, but one "extremely powerful" question encourages keen cooperation, according to knowledge transfer expert Catriona Byrne.
In one of the clearest judgments yet on what meets the legal test for bullying, the Fair Work Commission has ruled it can make a stop-bullying order against an employee who failed to say good morning to a colleague, and "defriended" her on Facebook.
Origin Energy's contingent workforce model went from a "chaotic" free-for-all resulting in six-figure fines to a centralised structure saving the company $21 million in just a few years, says its HR general manager, Keith Wilkinson.
Despite the many negative perceptions of performance reviews, HR professionals should not get rid of existing programs without first attempting to improve them, advises a talent management expert.
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