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3 Tips for Giving Feedback on Performance

By Sebastian Harvey, Senior Facilitator/Coach The news that many organisations are turning away from formal performance appraisals gives HR and other organisational leaders the opportunity to reflect on how they…

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iHR Australia Poll: What prevents managers from dealing with poor performance?

Previous Poll Analysis Last week, we asked the following question to respondents: The Age Discrimination Act, 2004 eradicated compulsory retirement and made age discrimination in the workplace unlawful. In your…

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7 Rules for Successfully Recruiting Talent

In recruitment, an inaccurate process or error in judgement can result in the wrong employee hired and create a plethora of issues for your business. It’s important to get it…

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iHR Australia Poll: Age Discrimination

Previous Poll Analysis Last week, we proposed the following statement to respondents: Managers and supervisors in your workplace are generally well positioned to manage conflict between team members. The results…

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The Ageing Workforce

An individual over the age of 55 is considered a mature aged worker in Australia. In some cases, those 55 years and over may be thinking about retirement. According to…

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iHR Australia Poll: Can your leaders effectively manage conflict?

Previous Poll Analysis Last week, we presented the following statement to respondents: In 2019, there is too much emphasis placed on how employees should behave in Australian workplaces. This emphasis…

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Conflict in the Workplace

In our world of deadline pressure, increased workload and diversity, is it any wonder that the levels of interpersonal conflict experienced in the workplace continue to rise? Conflict is common…

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iHR Australia Poll: Is there too much emphasis on employee behaviour?

Previous Poll Analysis Last week, we asked respondents: If an employee has mental health issues resulting from personal circumstances, what level of support should be provided by the manager? The…

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Investigating Allegations of Sexual Harassment

The #MeToo movement highlighted how widespread the problem of sexual harassment is and gave women the courage to speak up, even when the alleged perpetrator was someone of considerable power.…

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