HR News | wellbeing & work/life balance

Off-site employee safety "not difficult or onerous": Thursday, 04 April 2013 7:26am

Employers tend to overlook their health and safety obligations to employees who work from home or other off-site areas, but it is neither difficult nor onerous to take the necessary compliance steps, says employment lawyer Kristin Ramsey.

"Ticking the box" with an EAP is "a total cop-out": Monday, 18 March 2013 7:28am

A former executive who has experienced depression first-hand says the traditional way employers approach mental health isn't working - but the solution is simpler than they might think.

Case study: Two creative approaches to workplace mental health: Monday, 18 March 2013 7:14am

Two organisations are using simple but creative approaches to tackle mental ill health at work, says resilience speaker and executive coach Graeme Cowan.

Don't mention "next year" until next year: Monday, 17 December 2012 7:18am

If you want to end the year on a high, wish your staff well for the holidays and leave it at that, says engagement expert Omer Soker.

Study links unpredictable hours to dissatisfaction and ill-health: Tuesday, 27 November 2012 7:20am

An employee's ability to predict their work hours is vital for planning life outside of the office, but according to a recent report, more than two million Australians have little or no idea what time they'll finish each day.

Teleworking benefits weigh in favour of employers: Monday, 19 November 2012 7:23am

The biggest HR risk associated with teleworking is not the safety and security of company information, but the potential erosion of employees' work-life balance, says Cisco's Jennifer Dudeck.

HR can help workplace health "flourish": Academic: Tuesday, 06 November 2012 7:22am

A sustainable workforce is one that flourishes, and HR professionals can be instrumental in making it happen, but most workplaces "don't do it very well", says an academic.

"Tread carefully" when managing ill and injured workers: Wednesday, 29 August 2012 7:24am

By assigning responsibility for managing ill and injured employees to a specific person, HR departments can help organisations avoid many of the risks arising from this area, says Lander and Rogers partner Neil Napper.

"Small steps" help employees with cancer stay productive: Monday, 20 August 2012 7:16am

With cancer rates set to increase over the next decade, there are sound business reasons for employers to put in place policies and practices to make their workplaces "cancer friendly", Cancer Council NSW's Gillian Batt says.

Case study: Technical skills matter, but soft skills make you memorable: Monday, 23 July 2012 7:09am

An IT company's commitment to teaching its consultants soft skills as well as technical skills has helped it to retain clients - and staff.

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