One in five Australian adults experiences mental health problems each year, but nearly half of all senior managers do not believe their workers will be affected, according to the Australian Human Rights Commission.
After a survey found 50 per cent of respondents "hated" Telstra, the company looked internally to identify its strengths as an employer and develop its employment value proposition (EVP).
The way organisations currently develop their leaders equips them for yesterday's predictable, process-driven workplace, but not for today's complex, uncertain business conditions, says HR expert Kevin Wheeler.
Employees who understand the connection between their role and their organisation's goals are more satisfied - and more productive - than those that lack a big-picture perspective, according to a new report.
Graduate programs that separate recruitment from development are at risk of over promising and under delivering, says David Cvetkovski, national manager of strategy and delivery at Fusion Graduate Management Solutions.
Despite foregoing pay rises and perks throughout the downturn, most employees now require very little from their employers to become re-engaged at work, says retention expert Lisa Halloran.
