Category: Business Strategy
By understanding the story a profit and loss statement (P&L) tells about growth, costs and profitability, HR can add value to leadership conversations and ensure people initiatives align with strategic goals.
To fix Australia’s persistently sluggish productivity levels, we need to address competition barriers and enable smarter regulation, technology adoption and flexible workforce strategies, says economist Paul Bloxham.
At AHRI’s National Convention and Exhibition, HRM heard directly from HR practitioners about where they hope to see the national productivity conversation go from here.
HRM sat down with Benjamin Morris, Group General Manager of Human Resources at Mirvac, to learn how a career of considered risk-taking landed him in an HR leadership position.
The Productivity Commission’s Interim Report on Building a Skilled and Adaptable Workforce presents four notable opportunities for HR practitioners.
During periods of significant disruption, HR leaders are critical in sustaining alignment and organisational unity, enabling businesses to manage ambiguity, realise long-term objectives and avoid strategic drift.
How can HR practitioners best demonstrate the impact of their work and position themselves as enterprise-wide, commercial leaders? A seasoned Chief People Officer shares her advice.
HR practitioners often rely on traditional metrics – such as engagement uplift – to demonstrate the value of specific HR initiatives. But if you want to create insights that will get the board’s attention, shift to enterprise value creation metrics.
What started out as an exercise in reducing costs during economically unstable times has turned into an opportunity to strategically realign this organisation’s talent strategy. Its P&C Business Partner outlines the important evolution of this offshoring strategy.
Learn how to step into the boardroom with greater influence and shape strategic conversations that drive meaningful impact across the business, from an expert who has advised organisations including Apple, the UN and BHP.
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HOW TO
A HR practitioner offers a range of thought-provoking questions to help you plan your next career move.
Keep these tips in mind to ensure your organisation’s probation periods go beyond being a tick-box exercise and become a driver of strong culture and high performance.
From building your case in advance to avoiding the trap of false politeness, use these strategies to help you engage in constructive dissent at the executive level.
LEGAL
Almost one million Australians now hold more than one job. But what if an employee’s second job interferes with their work or their employer’s interests? Here are two FWC cases that clarify how far employers can go to restrict secondary employment.
With the minimum wage and award increases fast approaching, here’s how HR can help their organisations to assess their options.
Victoria has become the first Australian state to legislate the right to work from home. Here’s how the new legislation will work, and what it could mean for Australia’s broader industrial relations landscape.
As the financial year draws to a close, use these prompts to ensure both you and your organisation are prepared for EOFY requirements across tax, payroll and reporting.
