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 […]
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Why employee engagement must extend to the casual workforce
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 […]
Managing portfolio careerists? How to avoid the headaches of multiple contracts
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 […]
Indeed’s SVP HR on how to get talent matching right & the future of HR
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have evolved to a point where they can play a significant role in talent matching and HR leaders need to take advantage of this technology to improve talent acquisition outcomes, according to Indeed’s senior vice president of HR, Paul Wolfe. There are multiple layers […]
Jason Averbook: 3 things HR needs to do to prepare for the future of work
There are three things HR professionals and their organisations need to do to help prepare for the future of work, according to digital workforce expert Jason Averbook. The first most important thing HR can do to prepare for the future of work is to take more of a design-thinking approach […]