The time to prepare your organisation's human resources for growth was three or four months ago, but there are four steps that those still in survival mode can take now, says human capital expert Anthony Sork.
Employers should consider excluding preferred hours clauses from enterprise agreements until Fair Work Australia clarifies whether they can pass the "better off overall" test, lawyers warn.
Public sector gains in employee engagement and retention in recent years mean the private sector should look there for insight into what makes a great leader, says SHL national director Stephanie Christopher.
Often we overlook the strength of skills and knowledge within our prevailing team. Coaching or implementing a 'buddy system', allow you to harness the strength of what you already have at your fingertips...
Employers with outdated superannuation practices could be under-paying employees and exposing themselves to hefty fines, says Mercer's head of defined contribution consulting, Russell Mason.
Failing to prepare staff for the introduction of new technology and systems can result in poor uptake, slow adoption and ineffective use, a new PageUp People white paper warns.
Now that the Fair Work Act's redeployment requirements have taken effect, even seemingly "unpalatable" redeployment options should be offered to employees, says Kemp Strang employment lawyer Lisa Berton.
It's your job to drag the relative $$ value equation out in the open, or no one will do it. Make them talk about it and give opinions. Money concerns and the inability to reconcile the "talent for relative salary" between candidates is a major cause of delay in the hiring process.
Employees are more akin to risks than assets, and the principles that apply to risk management can also be applied to people management, says employee engagement expert James Adonis.
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.
