It’s rare to hear leadership discussed without courage being mentioned at the same time, but even so it’s not always clear what courage looks like in a workplace, much less what might hinder it. One thing that is clear is that a ‘dare to fail’ attitude is increasingly part of the innovators’ business model –…
The adage that employees are both a business’ greatest risk and its greatest asset is never truer than when applied to social media. In an environment where trust in institutions is declining, it is increasingly employees who establish a brand’s trustworthiness through providing a genuine human face to the business. But what happens when employees…
Why do some workplaces have large amounts of absenteeism whilst others don’t? Is it because certain types of industries are more prone to it? Management styles? Employee motivations? Perhaps it has something to do with geography? Or maybe even the weather? Whilst there are of course genuine reasons for absenteeism such as sickness, unjustified absences…
The definition of a ‘day’ under the Fair Work Act has been central to a Federal Court case, and now a Commonwealth Government-led High Court appeal, that legal experts say has the potential to change the way workplaces across the country calculate worker’s leave entitlements. In the 21 August split decision, the Federal Court found…
You might think a case where an employee downloads hardcore pornography onto work devices would obviously be a sackable offence, but you’d be wrong. A 2017 Fair Work Commission decision shows the importance of having a clear and well-known policy in order to enforce what many might consider obvious standards for workplace conduct. The case…
In 2018 the Australian Federal Police were reported as saying that employees or former employees were responsible for 70 per cent of business fraud, while the Australian Retailers Association says that employees were responsible for 55 per cent of stock shrinkage. A recent article in the Journal of Business Research outlines how cultures of ‘moral…
Expert warns that new work practices make underpayment of staff more likely. Documented cases of wage theft are constantly popping up in the media, from gig economy businesses through to fast food chains and service stations, and businesses are being exposed for underpaying their staff. However, it’s rarer to see stories about higher paid workers…
Millennials are the new normal, and companies who disregard what’s important to them do so at their peril. There are more millennials in the workforce than any other generation (35%) – the oldest of them are in their mid-thirties and increasingly moving into management. So, what do millennials want in an employer? Organisations like Deloite…