Employers that fail to provide information to travelling workers about potential risks to their health and safety risk breaching their moral and legal duties, with flow-on effects to employee engagement, according to Michael Eberhard of Concur Technologies.
The simplest solutions are usually most effective when it comes to accommodating people with a disability in the workforce, according to CEO of The Deaf Society of NSW, Sharon Everson.
Changing the language organisations use to describe flexible work will help remove some of the stigma that it is only for mothers, and allow it to become "mainstream", Diversity Council Australia says.
Effective collaboration depends on a mutual willingness to share ideas and opinions, but many managers discourage their staff from speaking up, according to Institute of Executive Coaching director Chip McFarlane, who says true collaboration takes courage.
Some roles are commonly dismissed as "dead-end-jobs" - making them difficult to attract and retain staff in - but service provider Aegis has come up with a simple and effective way to show employees this doesn't have to be the case.
The "three warnings before dismissal" requirement that still appears in many workplace policies is an HR myth, says employment lawyer and HR Daily Community blogger Brad Petley.
Dealing with the facts of workplace complaints, rather than the "labels" given to behaviour, helps to resolve potential bullying issues quickly, says senior HR practitioner and employment lawyer, Nicole Gower.
Organisations that attempt to introduce workforce planning across their entire organisation inevitably fail, according to business strategy specialist Sean Collins.
A little-known form of mentoring is helping to change the attitudes of senior executives to modern workplace challenges such as diversity and social media, says executive coach and trainer Melissa Richardson.
Employees who aren't given access to social technologies to collaborate internally will find another way, potentially posing much bigger privacy, confidentiality and other risks to organisations, says learning expert Anne Bartlett-Bragg.
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.
