Category: Strategic HR
By harnessing the power of automation, HR teams can free up time to focus on meaningful, value-adding tasks. However, to avoid dehumanising the employee experience, it’s important to leave certain HR tasks in the hands of people.
How can HR professionals facilitate a flexible environment that helps ‘sandwich generation’ employees manage their personal and professional obligations?
Recent research has identified a trend of retirees reentering the workforce, a phenomenon economists have dubbed the ‘Great Unretirement’. Here’s how one Aussie organisation has nailed down its strategy for recruiting and supporting older workers.
Organisational structures have traditionally focussed on empowering employees to work exclusively in their specialist role – but this may no longer be the most sensible approach for organisations wishing to maximise their capacity and boost productivity.
In line with new federal legislation, HR has an important role to play in ensuring that uneven parental leave is no longer a major contributor to the gender pay gap.
Learning and development (L&D) teams need to evolve to match the quality of learning material available outside of work. Here’s what HR can do to help organisations get there.
To get a board or executive team to back your ideas, you need to become a master at selling them. Here’s how to boost your persuasion skills and get your ideas over the line.
Now is an ideal time for CHROs and CPOs to think about how they can contribute as a CEO. Although, to be seriously considered, ensure you are equipped with these four ‘must-have’ skills.
Asana’s latest Anatomy of Work Index shines a light on the bottom-line value of effective collaboration. But how can you change up your approach to reap the rewards?
With pay secrecy clauses now abolished in Australia, HR leaders need to consider what salary transparency means to their organisation.
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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
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.
In a climate where diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are under scrutiny, how can HR help ensure their organisation’s gender equality targets stay on track?
Social media may be considered part of the workplace for politicians, finds NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT). Where can HR draw the line in terms of their legal obligations around an employee’s online activity?
