Imagine you have employees who are focused and attentive to their work and believe in the organization's purpose. They don’t just “get things done” ; they go above and beyond, achieving goals and willing to do more. They put forward ideas, collaborate, take less time off, attract and retain customers and [...]
Last October casual conversion rights and obligations impacted most Australian employers. Here is a reminder of how to manage casual employment 1. All new and existing Award covered employees must be given a copy of the conversion clause in their Award. Get familiar with the Awards in play at your workplace [...]
It is around this time of year that organisations start to turn their minds to June and all that means for the end of Financial Year. Budgets are finalised, targets assessed, and generally the dreaded annual performance review is dragged out and managers are reminded over and over again that they [...]
I was asked this month about “employee experience” and if it is the same or different to “engagement” and what, as a leader, you should know about it. Employee experience is different to engagement and it is different to customer experience. There seems to be some belief that employee experience is about [...]
The new financial year has begun! In terms of your employment practices, there are a few things to put on your to do list: New high income threshold Fair Work sets the high income threshold for each year beginning on 1 July, and it has now increased to $145,400 per [...]
When I speak with Managers, one consistent issue is managing absenteeism. This can be genuine illness, or sometimes it is the employee is under performance management, or generally disengaged with the workplace. Managing excessive absenteeism Most absenteeism is genuine, and it is important to try and understand the reasons for the [...]
Flexible Work Arrangements are simply a part of the workplace now. A right to request is within the Fair Work Act, but more and more employees expect you to offer flexible working. Let's start with the basics and then move on to how you can embrace flexible working. The basics - Fair [...]
March 8, 2018 is International Women's Day. This is a day that was first observed in 1911, and was adopted by the United Nations in 1975. So why do we have an International Women's Day? Every year I hear men, and women, ask this question. Usually followed by "the next thing [...]
Today, September 4, is Equal Pay Day. Why today? Well, this is the day that as a woman you have now earned the same as the average man in Australia did for FY16-17. That's right, it takes women about 14 months to earn the average male yearly income. Here are some more [...]
Recently I wrote about thinking about your employer brand can help you find great employees . So what happens once you’ve hired a fantastic employee? How can you decrease employee turnover? Four ways to decrease employee turnover 1. Get the induction process right Showing someone their workspace and wishing them well is not going [...]
