In response to an ageing population and predictions of further skills shortages, one of Australia's largest employers is taking concrete steps to encourage workers to think about their retirement earlier, and stay with the company for longer.
Are your organisation's values out of date, or worse - fostering negative behaviours? It might be time to conduct a "health check", says HR Daily Community blogger Niamh Milligan.
Contractors make up part of nearly every employer's workforce, but understanding your responsibilities in this area and maintaining first-rate safety standards can be tough.
This webcast covers:
How to ensure contractor compliance;
Your OHS obligations to different kinds of contractors;
Harmonisation - consultation obligations and other changes;
Not all social and collaborative learning has to be high-tech to be successful, but if employers try to structure learning that isn't social, the benefits will be limited, says workforce learning expert Elliott Masie.
Employers should be transparent with employees about what personal information they are collecting - and why - especially when making unusual requests, says Ashurst partner Vince Rogers.
Senior managers and executives are generally good at telling people what to do, but according to Lee Hecht Harrison executive coach and facilitator Dee Fitzgerald, asking questions is just as important.
The most effective leaders don't assume they will be obeyed - they give instructions more than once, according to HR Daily Community blogger David Klaasen.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
