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Attend "Discrimination: Modern risks and challenges" to understand the new areas where you need extra vigilance, and how to best meet your obligations. » more »

Top-performing employers widening the engagement gap

The gap in engagement levels between high performing and other organisations is widening, according to new research. » more »

Podcast: Employee engagement calls to action

In this podcast, hear Right Management senior consultant Colin Couzin-Wood share six key findings from a 2012 employee engagement benchmarking study, along with calls to action for HR professionals. » more »

Partner with IT to boost productivity

The productivity and collaboration benefits of mobile working are clear, but HR will need to work with other workplace departments to ensure they aren't inhibited by "bring your own device" issues, a briefing heard yesterday. » more »

Out-of-hours criminal conduct not grounds for dismissal: Tribunal

A senior corrections officer who was dismissed following his third domestic violence conviction has been reinstated, after a tribunal found an insufficient connection between his out-of-hours conduct and his job. » more »

Position descriptions essential for role clarity and engagement

HR professionals should provide oversight and advice about position descriptions, but managers should ultimately "own" them, says HR consultant Michael Sleap. » more »

Webcast: Putting value back into position descriptions

HR professionals should play a "quality control" role in overseeing position descriptions, providing advice and support to managers and their employees. In this webcast Right Management principal consultant Michael Sleap outlines:

• the characteristics of great position descriptions;
• the benefits of using position descriptions;
• the costs and risks of not having position descriptions;
• effective management of PDs;
• who should write the PD; and
• the future of PDs.

Who owns those contacts?

Application of the laws covering "ownership" of social media contacts is still in its infancy, but the case law to date sheds light on some of the factors that can determine what rights an employer has to the information, says HR Daily Community blogger Kristin Ramsey. » more »

High performance cultures require a three-pronged approach

One vital element of effective performance management is largely ignored by organisations, perhaps explaining why so many struggle to achieve a high-performance culture, says University of Canberra Professor Deborah Blackman. » more »

Case study: Flexibility essential in creative organisations

Monitoring and measuring the impact of work-life balance strategies has been a key factor in retaining and broadening support for them, says ABC's manager of diversity, Chrissie Tucker. » more »