Employers should carefully monitor and manage how much discretionary sick leave they provide to employees following an injury or illness, according to employment lawyer Helen Donovan.
An employer that failed to clearly state in its policies that sexual harassment is illegal has been found vicariously liable for an employee's inappropriate conduct.
Take-up of the right to request flexible work is low, but the requests are generally granted without variation, according to a new Fair Work Commission report.
In the lead-up to July's superannuation changes, some employers face a "tough communication exercise" in explaining to employees that their base salary will drop, while others need to consider how they will fund the higher contributions, according to a reward specialist.
Does your organisation have an action plan to address the changing superannuation system? Here, four experts outline how HR professionals should be preparing.
It's easy to keep employees engaged with their work when critical imperatives are involved, but "business engagement" should exist even when they aren't, says HR Daily Community blogger Michael Hall.
It's more difficult, but not impossible, to focus technically-minded managers on the development of their employees, says Development Beyond Learning managing director Josh Mackenzie.
The biggest differentiator between high-performing organisations and their low-performing counterparts is whether employees connect with their employer's vision, according to a new research paper that warns against sending confusing messages.
The dispute between Qantas and unions that led to the grounding of its fleet in 2011 has only been resolved "in theory", and is evidence that Australia's industrial relations system is ineffective and out-dated, says Macquarie University professor Paul Gollan.
HR managers who think they can ignore international trends because the organisation they work for isn't global "probably need to be considering their career options", says ManpowerGroup Australia and New Zealand managing director, Lincoln Crawley.
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.
