-
1 week ago | 
hrmonline.com.au | Phoebe Armstrong
New research highlights rising employee disillusionment, driven by inequality, mistrust and a sense of powerlessness. By taking steps to rebuild trust and strengthen cohesion, HR can play a key role in reversing this trend. Widespread disillusionment is damaging trust and weakening workplace culture, according to a recent report.
-
1 week ago | 
createdigital.org.au | Phoebe Armstrong
Wondering how your pay stacks up against industry standards? Use these eight graphs to help you compare engineering salaries by role, region and industry. As the Australian job market stabilises, salary growth is beginning to slow down, according to research from recruiter Hays. Its latest annual salary guide shows 86 per cent of employers plan to offer pay rises in 2025 – down from a peak of 95 per cent last year.
-
2 weeks ago | 
hrmonline.com.au | Phoebe Armstrong
New research reveals fewer Australian employers are tightening in-office requirements, with most opting to maintain existing hybrid models. Here’s how one organisation has implemented a tailored, trust-based flexible work model to support its dispersed teams. Despite widespread speculation about a return-to-office resurgence, a new AHRI report reveals that fewer organisations are enforcing stricter in-office requirements than they were two years ago.
-
3 weeks ago | 
hrmonline.com.au | Phoebe Armstrong
New reforms will make gender equality targets mandatory for some employers. How can organisations lay the groundwork to meet the new requirements? Starting next year, Australian employers with 500 or more employees will be required to select and work towards specific gender equality targets, following recent amendments to the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012.
-
1 month ago | 
hrmonline.com.au | Phoebe Armstrong
Are you working towards your next promotion? From building cross-functional relationships to stepping up to lead a strategic project, use these strategies to help turn your achievements into career momentum. As the custodians of employee development, HR practitioners know that careers do not progress by accident.
-
1 month ago | 
hrmonline.com.au | Phoebe Armstrong
An employee was recently awarded nearly $30k after he was dismissed for allegedly falsifying an illness. What went wrong for the employer in this case, and how should HR address suspected misuse of sick leave? Access to paid sick leave plays a critical role in maintaining workforce wellbeing, and is something every employee will rely on during their career. But what should employers do if they suspect an employee is abusing sick leave entitlements?
-
1 month ago | 
publicaccountant.com.au | Phoebe Armstrong
Transport, postal and warehousing was among the sectors that experienced business growth in Australia. Despite ongoing challenges, the number of businesses in Australia continues to grow, with financial services among the highest-growth sectors, according to recent releases from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
-
1 month ago | 
hrmonline.com.au | Phoebe Armstrong
AHRI’s latest Quarterly Australian Work Outlook reveals a rise in overseas hiring as employers grapple with skills gaps and high turnover. A shortage of domestic skills and talent is driving the majority of employers to turn to overseas hiring, according to recent research by AHRI.
-
1 month ago | 
hrmonline.com.au | Phoebe Armstrong
Striking the right balance between business needs, legal obligations and employee welfare is key when handling a flexible work request. Use these tips to ensure your approach is fair and compliant. How an employer responds to a flexible work request can have lasting legal and cultural consequences for an organisation. Following legislative changes implemented in June 2023, employers who refuse a flexible work request face the possibility of a dispute being taken to the Fair Work Commission (FWC).
-
1 month ago | 
hrmonline.com.au | Strategic HR |Phoebe Armstrong
Adaptive intelligence empowers HR to approach uncertainty with confidence and creativity. But how can practitioners cultivate this essential capability – both in themselves and their teams? Picture a smart, capable employee who’s long been a high performer at your organisation. They know the company’s processes inside and out, and are great at solving problems. But when the company rushes to embrace new generative AI systems to improve workflows, they hit a wall.
