Category: Strategic HR

Keep these legal considerations in mind when allowing staff to swap out public holidays that don’t align with their beliefs.
It can take months to pick up on a colleague’s work preferences and communication style. To remove this learning curve and help employees work together more effectively, you can encourage your employees to create a personal operating manual.
Four-day work week has been dominating headlines lately. However, is it feasible or should we instead focus on re-inventing the 5-day week?
A new report from Robert Half has indicated that succession planning is not a high priority among Australian business leaders. 
What can we learn about talent mobility from the man who accidentally coined the phrase ‘The Great Resignation’?
Effective job interviews are vital to ensure the best person for the job is hired. But knowing what questions you can and can’t ask is something all HR professionals need to be aware of.
Requesting an employee’s medical history can be a tricky conversation. While some people might be reluctant to reveal their personal health information, there are some instances where disclosure is necessary for compliance and their safety.
When Publicis Groupe introduced progressive leave policies, some leaders worried that employees would exploit the system. This HR leader allayed their concerns and made ‘lion leave’ and other policies a roaring success.
The cost of hiring a new employee has doubled in the past two years. So what’s the solution to keeping costs down?
The way we work has drastically changed, so job interview questions need to evolve with the times too. Here are some to consider. 
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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?