The notion of executive coaching in the business world has often been written off too soon as just another corporate fad. But thanks to a growing body of research, executive coaching is being seen as a serious business tool.
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22 Feb 2012 10:52 AM
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Organisations are increasingly recognising that paid parental leave alone isn’t enough to make returning parents feel supported and equipped to return to work – yet turnover of Mothers returning to work remains high.
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22 Feb 2012 07:08 AM
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Employer advocacy groups have expressed concerns about a new bill introduced to parliament by the Greens, which if passed, will allow employees the right to complain to Fair Work Australia (FWA) if their request for flexible hours is denied by their employer.
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17 Feb 2012 04:02 PM
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Cynics may label Valentine’s Day the flower industry’s annual cash cow – hopeless romantics would disagree. Whichever camp you’re from, HR can often be the unwanted ‘third party’ in office romance entanglements.
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17 Feb 2012 01:57 PM
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A common issue posed to Australian HR professionals and workplace consultants is in relation to best practice for managing personal leave entitlements, and more specifically those who obviously use their sick/carer’s leave as it accrues.
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16 Feb 2012 10:28 AM
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A new trend is gaining speed at tech companies and no whinging of tired legs is allowed. Say good-bye to sit-down meetings – short and to the point ‘stand up’ meetings may be taking hold.
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16 Feb 2012 10:20 AM
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When assessing whether an investigation should be conducted internally or not, John Boardman recommends that organisations consider several key factors.
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15 Feb 2012 05:23 PM
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More than three quarters of prospective employees are turned off a job/employer by a long recruitment process, according to a recent survey.
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14 Feb 2012 05:43 PM
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Business leaders have issued a stern response to comments by employment and workplace relations minister Bill Shorten, who said yesterday that the tide of off-shoring is a band-aid response to the high cost of doing business in Australia, and organisations could get better productivity by retaining their workers long-term.
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10 Feb 2012 02:48 PM
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Why is age discrimination still happening to such a large extent? Nareen Young writes that although negative stereotypes are still having an impact the time has come to explode myths about older workers.
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10 Feb 2012 09:47 AM
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