Prioritising shared values ahead of technical skills when recruiting staff is one of the keys to high engagement levels at Swinburne Online, according to its head of HR.
Senior HR professionals joining a new company must prioritise forming relationships with leaders and getting to know the business in order to make the best people decisions, advise two recently-appointed HR directors.
Rewards programs are the single largest expense item in most organisations, and with executives increasingly scrutinising their ROI, HR must stop guessing the value of these initiatives and start measuring, warns EY partner Richard Kantor.
Emotional issues arising outside of work can have a massive impact on mental health in the workplace, so employers should create an environment where workers feel comfortable seeking help for them, according to counselling and training specialist Anastasia Massouras.
Employers don't have to change the behaviour of every worker to fix a toxic culture; they should focus their efforts on "rapport leaders", says leadership and performance coach Peter Keith.
What happens when an office romance turns sour, and the parties have it out with each other in the workplace? HR Daily Community member Catherine Gillespie this week shared a post highlighting the need for even-handed treatment when there's more than one person behaving badly at work.
Giving employees an opportunity to pitch their ideas to senior management is a cost-free way to improve engagement and develop better systems, processes and products, according to HP's Michelle Sutherland.
Both employees and their bosses often underestimate the amount of time and effort involved in post-graduate study, potentially wasting the employers' investment, says Kevin Jameson, the director of Macquarie University's Macquarie Applied Finance Centre.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
