In this 15-minute podcast, employment lawyer Kristin Duff (Ramsey) answers 13 questions from subscribers about employment contracts, in relation to probation periods, changes to remuneration packaging, terminating fixed-term contracts, employment offers and more.
Throughout the M&A process, decision-makers must maintain absolute clarity about the kind of people and culture they want to retain, or risk a disappointing result, says Lee Hecht Harrison managing director Bruce Anderson.
Structured interviews can help guard against gender bias during recruitment, but employers also need to use slightly different processes when dealing with unsuccessful internal candidates in order to improve gender diversity, according to new research.
Performance reviews and disciplinary processes that can withstand outside scrutiny will become even more critical when the Fair Work anti-bullying regime comes into force next year, according to DLA Piper partner Murray Procter.
An Australian business has saved $1 million in recruitment costs and now fills 80 per cent of its vacancies through internal promotion, after refining both its hiring and development processes.
Employers that create effective workforce strategies for the future and build a "mission-critical talent pipeline" have a major competitive advantage over their counterparts, but many organisations are still operating with half-baked strategies, according to new research from Manpower.
HR Daily's top story this week put the spotlight on bullying and, with the new Fair Work anti-bullying regime looming closer, it looks like this topic will just keep getting hotter. Two HR Daily Community members have added more to the conversation...
A High Court ruling that a worker's sex-related injury did not occur "in the course of employment" is good news for employers, but not great comfort in the lead-up to the silly season, according to employment lawyers.
The question of whether certain behaviours constitute bullying or are just the consequence of abrasive personalities is so problematic that employers should shift their focus to the prevention of both, says HR Business Direction's organisational psychologist Trish Cloete.
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.
