Category: How to’s

What would you do if you found out that an existing high-performing employee had been dishonest about their professional credentials when they applied for the job?
Before terminating a casual employee, make sure you’ve done your due diligence to avoid breaching your legal obligations.
What would you do if an employee claimed that their colleague received a promotion purely because they were in a relationship with someone more senior to them?
You don’t want to discover all the things employees dislike about their jobs as they’re walking out the door. Catch issues early and retain your key people by conducting a stay interview.
Organisations need employee data to make informed decisions about how to design productive and effective work strategies. But how can we use data more effectively — and build trust with employees in order to do so?
Want to create a safer, more productive or more innovative workplace? Understanding behavioural science interventions could help.
In order to effectively address the skills shortage, you first need to understand exactly where your gaps exist.
More than three in five employers have encountered candidates with unrealistic salary expectations in the last 12 months, according to new research. How should HR respond when a candidate asks for too much money?
This FWC decision is a good reminder that ‘harshness’ will be considered in matters of dismissal, as will an employee’s track record.
In order to help employees more productive, HR needs to think about how to remove unhelpful friction points for employees
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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

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.
The definition of a lawful and reasonable direction is at the heart of many employment disputes. From return-to-office mandates to drug and alcohol testing, here are four areas where workplace directions can come under scrutiny, and how to ensure your approach holds up.
An employee was recently awarded over $36,000 by the Fair Work Commission due to flaws in her employer’s workplace investigation process. What can HR learn from this decision?
Several recent cases heard by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) suggest verbal agreements in the workplace can carry more legal weight than some employers realise.