Driving return on investment through people
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 […]
There is an emerging trend towards more formal contingent workforce management models as organisations seek to meet the need for increased flexibility, writes Trevor Vas I recently conducted a straw poll of 10 recruitment managers and directors from Australia and New Zealand’s largest organisations to understand what they saw as […]
The world of work is changing at breakneck speed, and HR needs to take a proactive role in leading their company into the new work reality, writes Kjetil Olsen, vice president of online work platform, Elance Due to ever-increasing globalisation, an accelerating technological revolution and changing lifestyle demands, we’re entering […]
