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Employers should prepare a "script" before embarking on settlement negotiations with senior executives, workplace lawyers say.

If you want to end the year on a high, wish your staff well for the holidays and leave it at that, says engagement expert Omer Soker.

A diverse workplace is not necessarily an inclusive one, according to new research that says in order to achieve the best possible business outcomes, a workplace must be both.

A new research paper on workplace productivity suggests more than half of today's business leaders lack critical interaction skills and operate on flawed assumptions.

An employee's ability to predict their work hours is vital for planning life outside of the office, but according to a recent report, more than two million Australians have little or no idea what time they'll finish each day.

Including a "gardening leave" clause in executives' contracts is always a good idea, but doing so won't necessarily mean you can enforce it, says employment lawyer Emma Pritchard.

Do you know which steps to take to protect your organisation's interests after an executive separation?



In this presentation, Harmers COO Emma Pritchard explains:

• Risks employers face when dismissing senior employees;
• What to review in contracts before a separation of employment;
• Features of effective restraint clauses, and how to enforce them;
• Gardening leave - when and how it can operate;
• Deeds of release - important features to protect the employer; and
• Lessons learned from executive terminations case law.

What is a normal period of notice payable when a senior executive's employment is terminated? Should contracts contain tiered restraints? How hard is it to renegotiate a clause in an executive contract once they have signed it?



In her presentation earlier this month, Emma Pritchard of Harmers Workplace Lawyers provided listeners with information and guidance on how to best manage executive terminations.

Leadership development has for too long been focused on individual leaders, ignoring the impact of context and networks, says a leadership expert and researcher, who makes suggestions for its future.

Cisco is overhauling its approach to recruiting and developing managers, to ensure they can meet the challenges of engaging increasingly remote teams, says its senior director of HR, Jennifer Dudeck.