Demand is growing for flexible working conditions that allow people to more effectively integrate their job with the rest of their lives, and as awareness of this demand grows, Karen Gately says the pressure is on for employers to respond Attracting and retaining top talent demands that employers provide a competitive […]
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Why it’s time for a different approach to leadership & gender
HR needs to take a more aggressive approach to pushing for executive gender diversity and making senior leadership roles more appealing to women, according to Harvard Business School. However, in order to be a high-level manager or leader in most organisations, there are very large demands on the time of […]
How to design flexible work that drives competitive advantage
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 […]
How HR can help managers with flexible working agreements
Managers are sometimes reluctant to agree to flexible work requests, and HR plays a critical role in helping them negotiate flexible working agreements, writes Gordon Williams There’s been a real shift in the conversation about workplace flexibility since the right to request flexible work arrangements was first introduced in the […]
How flexible working increases Net Promoter Scores
Net Promoter Scores (NPS) are significantly higher in organisations where flexible working is widely used, according to a recent report. It found that firms benefit from reaching a tipping point when flexible work arrangements become the norm rather than the exception – with the NPS increasing significantly from negative 3 […]