Driving return on investment through people
The Victorian Government recently passed the Wage Theft Act 2020 (Vic) (“the Act”), which establishes new criminal offences in order to target employers who dishonestly underpay or do not pay workers their employee entitlements, writes Amy Zhang The Act, which will not come into operation until 1 July 2021 unless […]
The primary duty under WHS legislation is to ensure, as far as practicable, the health and safety of all workers and extends to the elimination of risk to health and safety, and, if not reasonably practicable to eliminate same, the minimisation of risk to health safety, writes Amy Zhang As […]
The aims of these reforms are expressly “victim-focused” and seek to reduce the current burdens imposed on complainants by the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) (“AHRC Act”) and Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) (“SD Act”), writes Amy Zhang The Australian Human Rights Commission has released its landmark report […]
2020 begins with the draft Religious Discrimination Bill 2019 released by the Prime Minister and Attorney General and expected to be introduced into Federal Parliament this year. The Bill would see the introduction of laws addressing discrimination on the basis of religion in employment and areas of public life. If the Bill […]
An obvious example of a threat to employee health and safety is a fast-approaching bushfire. However, as the recent issues caused by bushfire smoke (which caused difficulties for those working outdoors, as well as those who commute to work and had respiratory issues) show, there may be latent or less […]
This period has shown us that employees don’t need to be in the office to complete their work, and it’s up to HR to continue driving trust and flexibility across their organisation. https://www.insidehr.com.au/how-to-ensure-employees-remain-productive-as-we-return-to-work-in-a-covid-world/
For #HR leaders, the “future of work” is now an immediate priority, not a distant concept. Read more from @Gartner_HR expert @aaronmmcewan in InsideHR #FutureOfWork #COVID19 #CHRO #GartnerHR https://www.insidehr.com.au/future-of-work-trends-for-a-post-covid-19-world/?source=BLD-200123&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bambu&utm_campaign=SM_GB_YOY_GTR_SOC_BU1_SM-BA
Retraining and reskilling will also be critical, particularly for those Australians whose experience is in hard-hit industries, such as travel and retail, which may take many years to recover from the COVID knock. https://www.insidehr.com.au/building-bridges-back-into-the-workforce/
