With mental health struggles being felt by many during the pandemic, businesses have stepped up to support their teams, setting new best practice benchmarks for the future of workplace mental health policy and setting in motion positive, long term cultural change. HRD speaks to Dr Melisah ...
It’s no secret that the global pandemic has had an impact on every aspect of business but if anyone has had to be more agile, resilient and responsive, it’s HR professionals who have been reacting to, and rewriting the playbook at every turn of the global pandemic. As we transition out of the ...
The 16th annual National HR Summit returns to Luna Park Sydney on 14-15 March with a new program designed to challenge pre-conceptions and expand attendees’ skills across key areas. Book today to access Super Saver discount tickets Great employers focus on the entire, integrated employee ...
Design thinking is a tool that Stanford University’s d-school has formalised and taught to engineering students since 2006. While it is not a new approach, what is new is its application outside of product development where it originated. In 2018 it is tipped to make serious inroads into the HR ...
HRD talks to Liam Hayes, global chief people officer at Aurecon, about why human-centric leadership is critical in a globally disrupted marketplace. HRD: Can you outline your career to now? LH: Technically, I’ve only worked at one company but it has evolved during the last 15 years. I started ...
With MNCs continuing to expand throughout the Asia-Pacific, HR is expected to effortlessly step into the role of managing a regional workforce. HRD talked with three global HR professionals about how they deal with this complex task. The myth of the ‘Asian territory’ There’s a common perception ...
Facing deregulation and unprecedented demand for services – it’s estimated that 500 new workers will need to be sourced each month for the next 10 years just to meet demand – employers in the aged care sector have their share of challenges. Mercy Health, which has operations across the spectrum ...
Mercy Health has received the seal of approval from the Australian Breastfeeding Association for championing breastfeeding in the workplace. It’s the tenth consecutive year the Catholic health organisation has received accreditation from the ABA, and HC Online sat down with Mercy Health Group’s ...
Retaining and recruiting talented employees has been described as “the highest organisational risk” at a leading health employer. Speaking at the 2010 Ageing Workforce Conference this week, Mercy Health’s director of people, culture and learning, Kate McCormack described how ensuring the ...
Telling an employee they’re fired, no matter how much you dislike them, is never an easy task for the HR manager. Such a delicate situation needs to be managed carefully to avoid creating additional distress or potential psychological trauma for the employee. Trying to soften the blow by saying ...