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Despite a slowing economy, employers have not passed these concerns onto employee's pay packets, according to Mercer's latest remuneration study
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The 2008 Hewitt Best Employers in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) were announced at a ceremony in Sydney in early September, with nine organisations recognised in this year's study
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The Australian Institute of Management's recent National Salary Survey revealed that gender inequality still exists in pay packets across industries and job positions. According to the survey, female staff are paid, on average, 12% less than their male counterparts and the most significant discrepancy occurs at CEO level, where females earn 18% less than their male counterparts for undertaking the same job roles.
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New Medibank Private-commissioned research has found that stress in Australian workplaces is costing the economy $14.81bn a year.
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With almost one-third of marriages ending in divorce, the impact of separation on employees can result in reduced productivity, increased absenteeism, staff turnover, commercial losses and accidents. These can be felt throughout the workplace, no matter how hard employees might try to manage the issues associated with a separation.
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Business leaders believe that putting their faith in developing the skills and abilities of their workforce is the best way to reduce an organisation's exposure to the risk of recession, according to an international survey of senior business executives by global business performance consultancy, McKinney Rogers.
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Many HR hiring managers are currently using recruitment practices that fail to engage job seeking HR professionals, according to research from Hudson Human Resources.
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Two Australian companies - BHP Billiton and Woolworths - have received the ultimate accolade by their international peers by being listed in their industry categories in the 2008 rankings of The Worlds Most Admired Companies.
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Australia is set to see a dramatic rise in headhunting over the next 12 months as the battle to attract talent in the skills starved market intensifies.
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For the first time in Australia the need for greater flexibility in working arrangements has been formally recognised in industrial relations policy - signifying a shift in how Australians may work in the future.
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Almost half of victims of cyber bullying attacks in the workplace have not been taken seriously by their employers when seeking support and assistance, according to a survey of 1,782 employees by online career network, LinkMe.com.au.
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With paid maternity leave back on the national agenda, The Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) has weighed into the debate with a submission to the Federal Government's Paid Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave Inquiry.
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National Seniors Australia recently launched a new membership category, the Corporate Employee Program, for those companies keen to retain their workers aged 50 and over.
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West Australian research has found young people are often wide open to exploitation in the workplace. Fair Employment Advocate Helen Creed said today her investigations had found many instances where teenagers had been unfairly treated at work.
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New research by PricewaterhouseCoopers in conjunction with the World Economic Forum has highlighted that the rising cost of chronic diseases is a growing burden for businesses.
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