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Time Management Scale – The Utility of ATOMS

rightpeople — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 03:29:16 +0000

The importance of effective time management skills in the workplace has been highlighted by issues including increasing workloads, less funding and greater diversity in the client base. A situation has been created where health professionals need to achieve more in less time, making good time management skills essential. The importance of these skills has been endorsed by […]

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Surveys could be key to cutting staff turnover

rightpeople — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 06:24:42 +0000

Recent research has found that up to 80% of staff turnover can be better controlled by organisations by improving their understanding of employee needs, employee-organisational fit and workplace culture. The research, which included over 11,000 employees from 40 Australian organisations, was based on exit survey responses from employees who left their organisations between January 2011 and April 2012. It […]

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Attention: employers of skilled migrants

rightpeople — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:15:33 +0000

Australia’s immigration policy had long focused largely on accepting highly-skilled migrants. Seeking workers with outstanding skills and qualifications that are lacking in Australia aims to address specific skill shortages and enhances the size and skill level of the Australian labour force. In the 2012-13 period Australia accepted approximately 190,000 migrants. 68 percent of these, or almost 130,000 were skilled migrants. […]

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Organisational growth requires understanding your people

rightpeople — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 05:57:05 +0000

A report by the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), Talent pipeline draining growth: Connecting human capital to the growth agenda has found that failing to draw on the talent and expertise of employees can result in significant difficulties with growing the business and reaching financial targets. CGMA surveyed over 300 CEO’s, CFO’s and HR Directors and found […]

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Due diligence can avoid legal issues

rightpeople — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:08:50 +0000

When hiring senior executives, a lot of time and attention tends to be given to perfecting the remuneration package. A leading workplace law and strategy firm warns that it is important to give equal attention to exit strategies, to avoid costly legal battles if the relationship sours. One aspect of the exit/departure process that is often disputed when senior executives move […]

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The hidden costs of employee disengagement

rightpeople — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 06:58:46 +0000

A recent research poll of Australian workers has found that more than 80% of Australian employees feel disengaged and work, with more than 20% being actively disengaged, that is behaving in ways that are actively harmful to the organisation. They estimated that disengagement costs Australian organisations at least $33.5 Billion a year in lost productivity. […]

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Baby boomers are booming at work!

rightpeople — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 03:27:26 +0000

One of the most important issues in the current labour market is the ageing of Australia’s workforce. There are not enough Generation X’s and Yers to replace the retiring baby boomers (BBs). However, this is not necessarily cause for concern as over the last decade we have seen a big increase in the number of […]

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Work safety needs a human touch

rightpeople — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 02:03:00 +0000

Most organisational occupational health and safety (OHS) interventions focus on controlling employee procedures and the physical work environment in an effort to maximise workplace safety. While such efforts are important, they do not take into account the human factors related to work safety, such as individual and group attitudes and the influence of management. Recent […]

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Changing face of the workplace

rightpeople — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 06:23:08 +0000

A large survey of Australian businesses conducted by the National Institute of Labour Studies at Flinders University and the National Centre for Vocational Education Research reveals some interesting findings about the significant ways in which employment patterns have changed in the last 20 years. They found that since 1992: There has been a significant shift away […]

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Importance of ‘soft skills’ in the workplace

rightpeople — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 05:31:58 +0000

As seen recently in a leading Australian Human Resources magazine, the importance of ‘soft skills’, including creativity, flexibility, diplomacy and original thought in the modern workplace is gaining momentum. In an increasingly complex business environment these skills can help organisation’s develop new and better solutions to problems, as traditional ways of interacting with clients, colleagues […]

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