Human resources
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Changes to pay secrecy explained
Sean Melbourne | June 14, 2023Penalties for pay secrecy clauses have been updated. Sean Melbourne from professional services company Source explains what employers and employees can and can’t do when it comes to pay secrecy.
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The job interview is way past its best before date
Gary Martin | February 18, 2021Synonymous with the recruitment process, interviews regularly prove to be both unreliable and ineffective and fail to predict future job performance, Professor Gary Martin, CEO of AIM WA explains.
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About time the board got onboard with HR?
First 5000 | March 13, 2020New report reveals that despite 76% of HR Leaders reporting that their culture needs to change significantly over the next 3-5 years, only 50% of boards are committed to the culture change required to drive growth.
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How to create an inclusive work environment that avoids workplace bullying
Hayley Furer | November 12, 2019Creating an inclusive workplace without bullying or discrimination not only means you stay on the right side of the law, but it leads to increased productivity and engaged employees. There are some simple steps to follow to create a more harmonious workplace and ensure that you are compliant.
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Why your workforce is the life or death of your business
Alicia Roach | June 14, 2019Businesses have never had more complexity or variables to juggle in making sure that they can execute their key objectives.
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Nestle human rights training goes public
First 5000 | May 14, 2019As Australian businesses look to how they respond to new modern slavery legislation in Australia and NSW, Nestlé has announced that human rights training developed for its staff is now available publicly.
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Educational gifts best for rewarding young employees
Liam Smith | January 23, 2019Help your employees develop new skills and see new things in life and they are bound to always cherish what you’ve given them.
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Gartner identifies top three priorities for HR Leaders in 2019
First 5000 | January 20, 2019HR leaders’ top three key initiatives in 2019 will be building critical skills and competencies, strengthening the current and future leadership bench and improving employee experience, according to Gartner.
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Demand for people skills is growing faster than demand for STEM skills
Claire Mason | November 24, 2018High level interpersonal and problem solving skills are what will make you employable in a digital world.
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Christmas party behaviour at work – everyone’s responsibility
Slater and Gordon | November 24, 2018With the Christmas season well and truly in full swing, that HR email in your inbox about behaviour at staff Christmas parties is worth reading.
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3 tech ways to boost your in-house and remote employee engagement
Jen McKenzie | November 22, 2018The problem with traditional “top-down” leadership is that you cannot just “command” employees to do things and expect them to perform optimally.
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Too old to work at 50: Survey
First 5000 | November 19, 2018A new survey on attitudes to employing older workers has found that up to 30 per cent of Australian employers are still reluctant to hire workers over a certain age, and for more than two thirds of this group, that age was over 50.
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Will technology take your job?
David Fagan | November 17, 2018Will we all be replaced by robots and computers? New analysis says more of us are safer than we thought, but some people will still need new professions.
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Prompter payments for subbies
First 5000 | November 12, 2018Building contractors and sub-contractors in NSW will now enjoy more financial security and prompter payments for their work, under reforms introduced to Parliament.
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It’s too soon to celebrate a narrowing gender wage gap
Rebecca Cassells | November 11, 2018The gender pay gap is declining in Australia, although that probably has more to do with underlying economic conditions than any sweeping social change.