Administering a performance management system is HR's most critical function, according to an HR expert, and getting it right hinges on aligning employee and employer goals.
There are seven probable reasons why the top candidate you hired recently is under-performing, says Profiles International Research Institute managing director, Dario Priolo.
Shifting towards a performance-focused work culture hinges on ditching traditional "narrow" job descriptions in favour of broader role descriptions linked to value-adding behaviour, says Winners At Work managing director Dr Tim Baker.
Salaries are determined more by market demand than performance, so they should be separated from the performance review process, according to author and HR consultant Graham Winter.
The "adverse action" provisions under the new industrial relations legislation will compel employers to be more cautious when making decisions that affect employees, according to workplace lawyer Alex Manos.
Paid maternity leave increases the chances that new and expectant mums will remain "attached" to the workforce and quickly return to their pre-birth employers, according to researchers from Deakin University.
The main barrier to successful working-from-home arrangements is outdated attitudes about the need for "face time" at work, says HR advisor Jenny Roberts.
A prominent academic has slammed critics of pre-hire personality tests, saying that the tests are better than veteran managers at selecting high performers and eliminating "deviant behaviours" from the workplace.
Employers should use "common sense" actions to avoid the biggest "derailers" of effective management, says Dario Priolo, managing director of the Profiles International Research Institute.
A psychologist has called for organisations to protect managers against workplace harassment after a study revealed that nearly a quarter of Australian bosses are the targets of "upwards" bullying.
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