The simplest way to improve workplace productivity does not involve wellness and resilience programs, but rather "de-cluttering" to remove unnecessary and annoying workplace processes, according to a Gartner expert. » more »
Organisations are suffering from an epidemic of "knowledge obesity", caused by feeding employees excessive information that does not translate to action, says Atlassian's resident work futurist. » more »
New research by Deloitte highlights growing skills shortages, while dispelling some common myths about the future of work, including those around casualisation and the end of office working. » more »
Australian employees have flagged a serious increase in disengagement and intentions to leave their employer, new research shows. Also in this article: the FWO has cleared Uber of employing its drivers. » more »
Organisations will only become more agile and innovative if employees' full spectrum of emotions is allowed to occur at work, a world-renowned psychologist says. » more »
Onboarding programs should ideally run for six months, but most employers still don't put in much effort beyond induction, says an HR author and career coach. » more »
Obsessively passionate employees are often mistaken for high performers, but they actually have impaired performance, along with poorer wellbeing and increased emotional exhaustion, research suggests. » more »
Employers have substantially lifted their game on LGBTI inclusion in the past year, and the top-performing organisations are no longer just banks and professional services firms, results of the Australian Workplace Equality Index show. » more »
A higher proportion of employees will receive a pay rise this year compared to last, according to the latest Hays salary survey. Also in this article: employees lack belonging at work; public holiday shiftwork dispute resolved; and more. » more »
HR's role must shift back from a compliance focus to performance and coaching if organisations expect to develop emotional intelligence in their workforce, a cultural change and EI specialist says. » more »
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