Telstra has taken a liberal approach to regulating employees' use of social media, with a new policy assuming that employees are responsible and will be the company's best advocates.
Employer branding as a business tool is even more useful in a downturn than it is in a candidate-short market, according to TMP Worldwide's James Wiggins.
Effective communication and a "scientific" approach are critical in developing - or removing - performance bonus and recognition schemes, says head of reward at Hewitt CSi, Jairus Ashworth.
In a social media world where "anyone can publish", managing the redundancy process to avoid online reputation damage is crucial, says HR technology consultant Michael Specht.
Smart employers are directing their branding strategies inwards to engage workers who survive staff culls and to maintain positive relationships with the talent they're forced to let go, says MD of The Face, Adam Shay.
Maintaining a good relationship with departing employees not only ensures a supply of part-time and temporary labour, but also drives business and employee referrals, says global expert on alumni programs, Professor Ian Williamson.
There are now 111 organisations recognised as employers of choice for women by the Federal Government's Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA).
Any company that attempts short-term "stopgap" measures to reduce labour costs only to be forced to make large-scale public layoffs later "has to be classified as a workforce planning failure", says HR expert Dr John Sullivan.
A company's "green" policies are a crucial factor in whether candidates accept job offers, but too many organisations are failing to promote their environmental credentials, a survey has found.
Employers that refrain from indiscriminately slashing staff numbers and adhere to the 10 "DOs and DON'Ts" of the redundancy process will be "poised to enjoy a competitive advantage" as the economy rebounds, according to the authors of a white paper from the Human Capital Institute and Taleo.
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