Tag: HR

In the scramble to regain productivity following the departure of an employee, employers can wrongly prioritise speed over accuracy in finding a replacement.

Considering the negative impacts of conflict on businesses such as increases in staff turnover and absenteeism, it’s critical for employers to consider how to handle conflict effectively.

More than 90 per cent of workers agree that racist attitudes are still held in Australian workplaces.

No doubt, you would love to know the secret formula to successful employment relationships. Unfortunately a secret formula doesn’t exist.

The future viability of small businesses is being risked as owners increasingly fail to recognise the value of an exit strategy.

Under the Fair Work Act, if an employee is dismissed in a “harsh, unjust or unreasonable” manner they may be awarded up to six month’s pay by the Fair Work Commission (FWC).

There is an overwhelming body of research linking unproductive employees to sick leave. Put simply: the more someone wastes time at work, the more likely they are to take sick leave.

Keeping employees engaged, and in turn productive, can sometimes be one of the toughest challenges facing business leaders.

New research has found the youngest generation in the workforce is actually the most accepting of mental illness.

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ruled that sending pornographic material via work email accounts isn’t cause for an automatic dismissal.