Driving return on investment through people
There are three steps employers should follow to help ensure employees are paid what’s owing to them – so that your organisation avoids the risk of underpayments, write Gordon Williams and James Wells “To annualise or not to annualise – that is the question.” If you currently rely on annualised wage provisions within […]
There are four important areas employers need to monitor in order to avoid underpayment risks in the era of wage theft, as each of these areas has the potential to result in significant reputational, cultural, financial and legal ramifications, writes Natalie Gaspar #wagetheft. It’s a pretty loaded accusation. Although there aren’t many […]
HR professionals are on the frontlines when it comes to whistleblowing, and there are four key elements to consider when it comes to successful whistleblowing policies, according to Herbert Smith Freehills’ Shivchand Jhinku, Lisa Soo and Charlotte Johnstone-Burt Australia’s new corporate whistleblowing regime came into effect on 1 July 2019, […]
Maintaining flexibility and employee retention gives companies a competitive edge with casual workers in the age of the gig economy, writes Bruce Mackenzie Together with the Netherlands, Denmark and Switzerland, Australia has one of the highest numbers of casual workers in the world, with the OECD Employment Outlook 2019 showing […]
There are six common misconceptions around innovation, and organisations and their HR leaders need to rethink their approach in order to address these misconceptions and engender employee-driven innovation, according to an expert in the area. How organisations treat their employees communicates a number of implicit assumptions about what innovation is (and […]
Most organisations get the recruitment equation right just over 50 per cent of the time on average, however, a more focused, strengths-based approach can increase talent acquisition success rates to around 90 per cent, according to an expert in the area. Organisations get recruitment right “slightly more times than they […]
In future-focused organisations, people and culture leaders are beginning to play a more active role in delivering safety outcomes, according to Jen Jackson, who says this change involves a significant shift from the way many businesses currently approach the concept of safety culture It’s a familiar sight: a boardroom filled […]
A keen focus on values supported by regular surveys and staff feedback through internal and external channels has been critical to maintaining a positive employee experience at Workday as it has grown rapidly over the past few years, according to its global head of HR. While it is relatively easy […]
