Category: Strategic HR
This popular productivity hack has its benefits, but there are ways it could be working against you.
Office suck-ups are more at risk of succumbing to other bad workplace behaviours, but they can make their managers look good, according to research.
Who thought this would be a good idea? Here are three ways that hot-desking is hurting your bottom line.
The impact of Australia’s ageing workforce is so great, the government is budgeting for retraining. What can HR do?
Before attempting to understand the HR function in China, it’s first necessary to appreciate the culture that it operates in.
Self-respect means knowing your strengths and limits, and how to set boundaries for yourself, which is integral to successful leadership.
Dignity in the workplace has become scarce for a variety of reasons. However, employees increasingly need to be treated with dignity to remain engaged.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the average Australian full time worker spends about 40.7 hours a week at work. However many spend far more time working, whether it’s emails on the weekend, or long work hours that stretch into the evening. In the modern workplace, technology makes it easier to clock up long…
According to Gallup, 65 percent of surveyed employees reported that they received no recognition over the last 12 months for their work. In the same report, 89 percent of employers feel that most employees leave their companies to earn more money. But, most workers who leave their jobs cite lack of employee recognition as a major…
When it comes to organisational transformation a few key things can set a company up for long-term success. One of these is dynamic human resources management that ensures initiatives and strategies are executed from the ground up. In the lead-up to the annual AHRI awards, we spoke with one nominee about how he’s harnessed company-wide innovation to achieve tangible outcomes.
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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?
