Driving return on investment through people
Engaging with your casual workforce is a must, because employees who are disengaged will not hesitate to move on elsewhere for more engaging opportunities, writes Natalie Chrara It should come as no surprise that employee engagement is a key factor in retaining staff and creating a good workplace culture. It […]
Traditional models of work are changing with the rise of portfolio careers, and HR and HCM systems need to keep up with these changes and contractor management more broadly, writes Kim Boyd There is a longstanding idea that an employee holds a single position with a single employer, and that […]
A key element of the ALP industrial relations platform is to ‘reduce the incidence of insecure work’ – but this could restrict business’ ability to develop and utilise innovative ways of working, write Kirsty Faichen and Wendy Fauvel A key element of the ALP industrial relations platform is to ‘reduce the incidence […]
The risks associated with mischaracterising “gig workers” are likely to increase, and employers must remain vigilant and think carefully about the implications of who is working for them and how, writes Gordon Williams A great deal is being written, here and overseas, about workers in the gig economy. For example, […]
There are three important ways in which flexible work policies and practices should be designed in order to achieve competitive advantage and improve the acquisition and retention of talent, according to an expert in the area. A growing number of companies, such as Telstra (where “all roles flex” was rolled out in 2014), ASX […]
