Many organizations have an internship program out of obligation or tradition, but most are missing the opportunity to turn interns into the next star employees.
The ethical tone of a workplace is set at the most senior level of an organization and expert commentators warn that HR has a crucial role to play in maintaining honesty and integrity.
Gen Y and connectivity often get the blame for the development of more independent, self-managing attitudes towards work, the cause – and the solution – might not be what you think.
When your employees are happy, they are also more creative, productive, less likely to leave the company, less absent, and less conflicts at work which means more money and better product. HRM offers 15 ways to start reinventing your workplace.
Are you being dazzled by results in the ‘here and now’, instead of looking at longer term leadership potential? It’s not always the shining starts who have the most potential.
A leading Australian expert in labour market studies has determined that workplaces that don’t invest in the health and wellbeing of older workers are effectively shooting themselves in the foot.
Allow staff paid time off to engage in charity work and you could boost retention and motivation at the same time as positively associating your company with a community cause.
Many teams can identify with having a ‘star’ employee – that one person who makes things run all the more smoothly. So what can HR do to minimize the impact of their resignation?
The head of the company, the CEO, is ultimately still a team member – and those in the top job need just as much help before starting a new appointment as do junior staff, a leading recruiter has warned.
