The job market has shifted quickly in favour of employers in some areas but now is absolutely not the time to relax efforts to provide a good candidate experience, says PageUp's head of market research and insights.
The organisations that emerge strongest from the current economic crisis will be those that zero in on the most pressing issues while staying true to their longer-term vision and purpose, Mercer partners says.
Some employers are now managing unprecedented numbers of job applicants in the wake of COVID-19, while navigating new virtual hiring processes to comply with social distancing rules.
The Fair Work Commission has affirmed it cannot reopen a settled unfair dismissal dispute, despite an employee's complaint about non-compliance with its terms. Also in this article, new case law involving redundancy consultation, absenteeism, CCTV surveillance and underpayments; gender equality becomes law in Victoria; and more.
Creating a new talent acquisition structure and ways of working has simplified processes, improved onboarding and created more dynamic resourcing for hiring peaks at ANZ.
Organisations will rely more on HR to reduce barriers to growth in an uncertain market, and this means succession planning must come to the fore, a leadership expert says.
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