Category: Talent management

Extra shifts, ad-hoc tasks and informal cover can add up, resulting in a hidden strain that endangers wellbeing. How can HR help leaders and managers recognise and address the silent workload before it leads to burnout?
Amid growing pressures around AI, experts are urging HR to become ‘ripple-effect strategists’ to uncover unforeseen risks and design work in ways that benefit both the business and its workforce. Here are three focus areas to start with.
As AI reshapes the hiring process, organisations are seeing a wave of indistinguishable, AI-generated resumes. Gamified assessments and stronger human oversight are emerging as essential tools for HR to identify genuine capability and build the teams they need.
While salary might be a powerful tool for attraction, it doesn’t drive employee satisfaction in the way many employers may assume. These three predictors matter far more.
Learn how Bank First rebuilt its entire approach to growth, capability and culture through human-centred design.
Ten years ago, career pathways in the Australian Public Service lacked visibility and consistency, making career development challenging for both employees and HR leaders. In response, it developed a new virtual tool to enable personalised, skills-based career development pathways.
To move organisations through disruption, HR must sit at the helm of workforce agility, actively redesigning work and embracing the skills-powered organisation to stay ahead, says Mercer’s global advisory leader Kate Bravery.
In a market where long tenure often looks like stability, some HR leaders are starting to ask: What if it also hides stagnation? HRM explores how HR practitioners can identify the early signs of job‑hugging and apply strategies to re‑energise teams, reignite growth and strengthen organisational culture.
As organisations grapple with shifting employee expectations and the rise of AI, Mercer’s Kate Bravery says it’s time to rewrite the rules of work. In the ‘people age’, loyalty looks different – and so must the way HR designs, rewards and sustains work.
A recent Fair Work Commission (FWC) decision has reignited debate about whether employees have the right to work from home, but experts say its implications may be narrower than headlines suggest.
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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

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.
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.