High-potential employees and those who "yell the loudest" naturally attract attention, but long-serving workers who happily "plod along" also have a "very important role", says HR specialist Nicky Mackie.
A Westpac manager who crossed the line between assisting an employee with personal and performance issues entered "dangerous territory", a South Australian Court has found.
Depression caused by job strain is costing employers hundreds of millions of dollars a year, but most interventions only address half of the problem, says Melbourne University associate professor Anthony LaMontagne.
The past two years have seen many companies let go of top performers indiscriminately... But where has this left Australia's top performing executives?
Organisations should think twice before dismissing employees who are receiving workers' compensation - no matter how poor their performance, says Warwick Ryan, an employment partner at Swaab Attorneys.
Good communication to employees about pay and rewards can provide the same - and more - benefits to employers as actually increasing pay levels, new research shows.
A wellbeing program based on the premise that leadership has a direct impact on health and attendance, has cut unscheduled absences across 22 Centrelink sites by 25 per cent in its first year.
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.
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
