Understanding unconscious bias in the workplace - and taking steps to address it - can lead to more effective and adaptive decision-making, according to a new report from Melbourne Business School's Centre for Ethical Leadership.
What is a normal period of notice payable when a senior executive's employment is terminated? Should contracts contain tiered restraints? How hard is it to renegotiate a clause in an executive contract once they have signed it?
In her presentation earlier this month, Emma Pritchard of Harmers Workplace Lawyers provided listeners with information and guidance on how to best manage executive terminations.
Industrial relations systems can help to increase workplace productivity, but according to Professor Ray Markey of Macquarie University's Faculty of Business and Economics, a positive work environment is far more likely to have an impact.
Leadership development has for too long been focused on individual leaders, ignoring the impact of context and networks, says a leadership expert and researcher, who makes suggestions for its future.
The biggest HR risk associated with teleworking is not the safety and security of company information, but the potential erosion of employees' work-life balance, says Cisco's Jennifer Dudeck.
Cisco is overhauling its approach to recruiting and developing managers, to ensure they can meet the challenges of engaging increasingly remote teams, says its senior director of HR, Jennifer Dudeck.
Can a known bully change his or her behaviour? HR Daily Community blogger Laura Lee suggests bullies need to demonstrate two things if given the opportunity to stay in a workplace.
Speech time at the work Christmas party is a good opportunity for employers to pause the flow of alcohol and help prevent incidents arising from excessive consumption, says the Australian Drug Foundation's head of workplace services, Phillip Collins.
Failing to properly manage alcohol risks at end-of-year functions exposes employers to four key areas of legal risk. Here, employment lawyer Luke Connolly outlines the steps to take before your event.
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.
