This week's top HR stories in brief
This week's biggest HR stories cover: optimal team sizes; an employee dismissed after abusing his CEO; avoiding 'HR speak'; annualised wage clauses; parental leave; and more... » more »
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Development, not training, spurs organisational growth
As organisations strive to become more agile it is not the training and resources they provide, but how fast their people can grow, that will make the biggest difference. » more »
Webcast: Best practices in parental leave
Gone are the days when parental leave was just a matter of compliance. Watch this webcast to understand how workplace parental practices can give employers a competitive advantage, boosting productivity, innovation, employer branding and retention. » more »
Becoming a more resilient leader; Face-to-face meetings in decline; and more
Resilient leaders have to look after themselves before they help others, and in this week's featured post HR Daily Community member Ricky Nowak shares how to say 'no' more often. » more »
Case study: Engaging and retaining a highly casual workforce
Continually updating its approach to managing casuals has helped ICC Sydney achieve an enviable retention rate, its HR director says. » more »
Employer's talk of regular work established "expectation"
A worker with less than six months' permanent employment has convinced a court she had an expectation of continuing, regular and systematic work since her earlier days as a casual employee, entitling her to unfair dismissal rights. » more »
Woolworths apologises for underpaying workers $300 million
Woolworths Group has offered an unreserved apology after a review found it has underpaid some 5,700 salaried employees. » more »
Time to overhaul 'fragmented and unsettled' investigations framework
Workplace investigations in Australia intersect with legislation that's often "complex, fragmented and unsettled", causing confusion about employers' obligations and rights, according to an expert who is calling for reform. » more »
Public service to quit "HR speak"; Kmart reskilling; Wellness at HPE; and more
The Australian Public Service is overhauling its approach to HR, including by avoiding "HR speak". Also in this article, Kmart embarks on upskilling; Hewlett Packard Enterprise ups the ante on parental leave and wellness; and much more. » more »
CEO threats justified employee's dismissal
An employee has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that he was dismissed by his employer for lodging a workers' compensation claim, rather than due to misconduct that included threatening its CEO. » more »
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HR hot spots 2020
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