Is there a need for a change of title to reflect the role of HR practitioners? In a recent Fair Work Commission (FWC) case there was criticism of how HR dealt with an employee dismissal. The person was emailed notification of his dismissal while on leave for alleged mental health issues. Reported by Workplace Express (15th May 2017) the Fair Work Commissioner described the approach as ‘unfortunate’ and gave
The pressure is on - we are in an economic downturn. This in turn has placed increasing demand on organisations to react or respond in ways unprecedented since the 1990’s. Some industry sectors are more affected than others. However what prevails generally is a global uncertainty about where this is going. Are we in a recession, depression or are we on the path to recovery? Governments internationally have been pouring
Many organisations avoid the issue of crisis planning, as if anticipating a crisis is tempting fate. Establishing a set of basic crisis management procedures, which can be used in any organisation from a school to a major industrial centre can be done using four steps: Determine the major categories of crisis events that may occur in the organisation. Crises can be divided into three types, people crises, natural disasters
