A worker was fairly sacked for breaking one of his employer's 'cardinal rules', despite procedural failings in its HR practices, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
The average time it takes to fill a vacant position has blown out over the past five years, but employers aren't seeing a corresponding increase in the quality of their hires, according to new research from insights and technology company, CEB.
When employee engagement efforts focus on meaning, not money, initiatives turn from a money pit into a goldmine, says HR Daily Community blogger Alistair Kerr.
Pay disparity between high and low earners is often reported in 'unhelpful' ways, but HR professionals should understand the trends that drive it, and how to manage pay-gap perceptions, according to a reward specialist.
Employers that wait for repeated or extended absences to become an issue before taking action could find themselves having to "start from scratch" when it comes to managing a worker back into or out of the workplace, says Ashurst senior associate Shannon Chapman.
Large pay discrepancies between employees can cause great discontent in a workforce. But how concerned should HR professionals be about the pay gap between the highest and lowest earners, and what should they do about it?
Gamifying particular elements of the recruitment process but not others can help employers avoid perceptions that a "silly game" is deciding candidates' future, advises a big Australian employer that recently developed its own recruitment game.
A recent finding that an employee was unfairly dismissed in spite of his offensive conduct at a work Christmas party should in fact give some comfort to employers, according to a legal expert.
Employers keen to understand the risks they face as mature-age workers retire often go about it the wrong way, according to an expert on diversity and inclusion.
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