How Bad Can a Bad Manager Be?
The negative impacts a bad manager can have on the workplace are well known – diminished productivity and morale, higher levels of absenteeism and employee disengagement, to name just a few. A new survey has added further fuel to the fire by suggesting that these pervasive effects can go much deeper: by prompting other employees to behave […]
Are Australians Working Too Much?
While working the odd overtime is common – and often expected – in today’s environment, work hours must nonetheless be carefully managed to avoid any negative impact on employees. Consistently working shifts that exceed contracted hours may not only hurt job satisfaction and morale but take a toll on mental and physical wellbeing as well. […]
Australian Graduates Taking Longer to Find Jobs
The majority of graduates in Australia have no trouble landing a job within months of graduating – but this rate has dropped sharply from previous years, a survey reveals. In the latest edition of its annual Graduate Destinations report, Graduate Careers Australia (GCA) revealed that in 2013, nearly three-quarters (71.3 per cent) of new bachelor-level graduates in the […]
When Work and Home Stress Collide
The increasing pressures of modern-day working life can take a toll on any employee. However, it’s important to consider how factors from other dimensions in our lives can also affect our mental resilience, as a new study suggests. According to researchers from Concordia University and the University of Montreal, people often tend to forget about […]
Study Reveals High Rate of Bullying in Australian Workplaces
Workplace bullying, in all its guises and forms, can have a toxic effect on any organisation and its employees. Australian businesses will therefore be concerned with the recent finding that organisations in this country may have one of the highest rates of bullying in the world. According to the Australian Workplace Barometer report, which the University of South […]
Don’t Rely on Resumes in the Hiring Process
For as long as any hiring manager can remember, the resume has been a go-to reference point in the recruitment and selection process. Offering a (usually) succinct summary of the candidate’s qualities and attributes, CVs are perceived as a yardstick with which to quickly assess an individual’s fit for a role. However, as many HR professionals will be able […]
Lack of Skilled Candidates ‘A Problem for Australian Companies’
Australian businesses are having difficulties in finding the right candidates during the recruitment and selection process. A new report by Hays Australia claimed there are simply not enough qualified applicants available when companies come to make hiring decisions. Nick Deligiannis, managing director of Hays in Australia and New Zealand, said recruitment activity is on the rise, […]
Are Today’s Hiring Managers More Lenient with Resumes?
Job seekers have always placed immense priority on their resume, with this short document holding the power to make or break their application. As such, many candidates go to great lengths to make sure that every single word in their CV is accurate and that it is free from errors. This is especially understandable given […]
People Skills Important for All Employees
It’s often easy to assume that certain professionals don’t necessarily need to have an extensive set of soft skills, such as communication and empathy. Whether it’s because the job entails limited interaction with others or a strong technical emphasis, these professionals may have an illusion that the thrust of their work is simply to get […]
Fighting Back: The Importance of Managing Workplace Bullying
There are fewer things more detrimental to an organisation than a workplace culture poisoned by bullying. Despite increasing awareness – and a new set of anti-bullying laws introduced in Australia this year – many companies are still struggling to cope with the problem. Workplace bullying can be an insidious issue and is often hard to […]
