Fair Work Australia's "landmark" equal remuneration ruling will pave the way for gender-based arguments to increase minimum pay in some modern awards, according to Lander & Rogers lawyers Daniel Proietto and Patrizia Mercuri.
Drumming up support for social media initiatives and a referral program was "challenging", but Deloitte Australia now saves about $6 million annually on its recruitment costs, according to recruitment and mobility leader James Elliott.
Whatever your level of leadership role, being emotionally literate is good for the workplace. Certainly, the leader who recognises the You, as well as the I, in how 'We' interact seems to get more from their teams...
Middle management is not dying; it's being redefined. The skill set is changing, but it still requires skill. Someone has to make sure that something is happening…
Formal mentoring relationships can be instrumental in accelerating the career development of young professionals, and should be recognised as an important means of achieving business objectives, says Sparke Helmore partner Rohan White.
Many HR managers fail to capitalise on the benefits of a unionised workforce because they mistakenly think those who bring problems to an employer's attention are somehow to blame for them, says ACTU director of policy and legal Joel Fetter.
Australian courts - in a move away from UK law - are becoming more willing to enforce "contentious" restraints that aim to prevent exiting employees poaching their co-workers, says Professor of Labour Law, Dr Joellen Riley.
Initiatives in the 2011-12 Federal Budget will affect how employers attract, manage and retain their staff. Here we provide a brief summary of responses to the announcements.
Some employers have successfully stepped up to the task of managing psychosocial safety, but in many other workplaces, initiatives are falling flat. Join us for an HR Daily webinar to understand what's holding back progress in this critical space and how to move forward.
