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.
Learn and understand what motivates each of your salespeople. Get to really know them over time. The better you know them the better position you will be in to know how to motivate them...
HR should discourage and refrain from the temptation to change terminology for the sake of terminology, especially in terms of employee communication and discussions with managers. Flavour of the month only stimulates inconsistency...
A new report into age discrimination says employers who really want a productive and committed workforce should make "much better use" of the skills and experience of older workers.
Employers that utilise individual flexibility arrangements (IFAs), but have no way of proving employees are better off, are in a "high-risk situation", says EMA Consulting director Ashleigh Smith.
Australian employers are under no specific legal obligation to consider requests for extra leave to undergo personal training or study, but "astute" employers often do so anyway, says Norton Rose Australia partner Michael Tooma.
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.
