Team-building activities to revive weary workers and boost morale don't have to be expensive and time consuming, says Randstad head of outplacement and career coaching for Australia and Asia Pacific, Fiona Webster.
The number of women on boards of ASX200 companies increased marginally in 2009, according to a new index that names the "good guys" and "the laggards".
More than half of Australian workers don't currently feel able to negotiate pay with their employer, and less than half of those who do have taken action in the past year, according to the University of Sydney's Workplace Research Centre.
Workplace meetings are often seen as a time-wasters because they are chaired by managers who don't know how to conduct them effectively, says business executive and author Karen Adamedes.
Managers must drive a healthy working hours culture in their workplaces, as more than half of employees are performing unpaid overtime on a typical workday, say the authors of a new report.
As the job market strengthens and inter-company movement increases, employers will be more likely to pursue litigation to guard their assets, predicts Harmers Workplace Lawyers partner Shana Schreier-Joffe.
With the holiday season approaching, employers need to beware that if they grant employees leave in advance there's a risk they won't be able to deduct it from the final pay packet, says DLA Phillips Fox senior associate Alex Manos.
The National Native Title Tribunal has reduced its average absenteeism rate by almost two days, resulting in productivity improvements and cost savings of more than $500,000, according to its director of corporate services and public affairs, Franklin Gaffney.
Employers that fail to measure and reward success holistically could be damaging their company's long-term health, says Mercer human capital principal Martin Turner.
A simple performance management system based on four core processes has raised employee engagement by 17 per cent and reduced recruitment spend by a third at eyewear company Luxottica.
