Most employees are 'mindless': psychologist
Building flexibility into company rules is one way to increase mindfulness at work and keep the door open to new opportunities, according to a world-renowned mindfulness expert. » more »
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Employer rewards workers who 'just effing do it'
An employer that views its culture as a competitive advantage has mixed some unconventional elements into its recognition scheme, including an award for employees who 'Just Effing Do It', according to its culture and experience vice-president. » more »
Redundancy pay ruling 'surprising': lawyer
Employers that want to make casual employees permanent should include new entitlement calculations in their considerations, an employment lawyer says. » more »
HR letter made employee feel 'worthless', but was reasonable
An HR manager's response to an employee's complaints contributed to his psychological injury but constituted reasonable management action, a commission has ruled. » more »
Focus on cultural fit leads to low turnover
An employer's "very low turnover rate" and high tenure can be attributed to its robust hiring process, which doesn't stop once a candidate is on board, its head of HR says. » more »
Automating HR processes allows more time for human interaction
HR should automate induction and onboarding processes as much as possible not only to save time, but to ensure admin tasks don't dominate "crucially important" face-to-face interactions, an award-winning MD says. » more »
Employer ordered to hand over s-xual harassment investigation files
An employer has failed to prove that documents from a s-xual harassment investigation were primarily created to obtain legal advice and shouldn't be made available to a dismissed employee. » more »
How technology is changing talent identification
Four emerging digital trends will change the way employers approach talent identification, London Business School professor Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic says. » more »
Frontline leaders key to engagement during restructure
Facing down a 50 per cent decline in its core business, Australia Post is managing the change by keeping its people as its primary focus. » more »
Employer fined $52k after maternity leave redundancy
An employer that made a director's role redundant before she returned from maternity leave and after a flexible work request has been fined $52,000 for taking prohibited adverse action. » more »
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