Rolling separate talent-development strategies into a single process is critical to creating a high-performance culture and "taking control" of your budget, according to a new SumTotal white paper.
An employer's OHS obligations take precedence when an employee shows up at work under the influence of alcohol, but a regime that combines a clear policy, counselling and discipline ensures best practice, according to leading workplace lawyer, Michael Tooma.
The diversity agenda of major Australian employers has weathered the impact of the GFC better than expected, according to the Diversity Council Australia.
Every professional's success depends upon their ability to influence others, but few have mastered effective face-to-face communication and too many waste their time in unproductive meetings, say the authors of a new book.
Psychometric tests are the best predictor of a potential employee's performance, according to an organisational psychologist, but they are often misused in the recruitment process.
The core reasons why employees leave their jobs haven't changed as a result of the GFC, but despite the labour market conditions more employees are taking "lifestyle breaks" from work, new research shows.
HR practitioners should be driving the environmental sustainability movement within their organisations, according to New Zealand business academics, but most are playing too passive a role.
Employers can generate up to 400 per cent return on talent investment by including as many of the "nine key performance factors" in their performance management systems as possible, according to the authors of a white paper.
Senior executives at some of Australia's top listed companies received increased short-term incentives - such as cash bonuses - in lieu of long-term incentives for performance over the 2008/09 financial year, a Mercer survey reveals.
With only three months to go until the "right to request flexibility" kicks off with the other National Employment Standards, more than four in every five employers are under-prepared and at risk of failing to comply with the new rules, a survey reveals.
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.
