http://www.performhr.com.au Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:29:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Source: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/career/infographic-cost-of-a-bad-hire/3897?tag=nl.e098 http://www.performhr.com.au/the-cost-of-a-bad-hire/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cost-of-a-bad-hire Have you heard the whispers that Fair Work Australia is under review? Don’t worry if you haven’t, they are keeping it very quiet.  In fact, they are having ‘closed door’ reviews The intention of the post implementation review is to gain input from stakeholder groups about the effectiveness and ease of use ... http://www.performhr.com.au/fair-work-review/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fair-work-review If like us, you have been following the Social and Community Services equal pay case, you’ll be pleased to hear Fair Work Australia (FWA) has finally handed down a decision. On Monday 30th January, FWA found that workers in the community and disability sectors were severely underpaid compared to public service workers ... http://www.performhr.com.au/social-and-community-services-equal-pay-case/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=social-and-community-services-equal-pay-case Last month, Work Health Safety (WHS) Act changes came into effect in 5 of the 9 jurisdictions in Australia, with NSW moving from Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 (NSW) legislation to the Work Health Safety Act (2011). The harmonisation process is said to provide “greater consistency and clarity across Australia” ... http://www.performhr.com.au/whs-whats-it-all-about/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whs-whats-it-all-about Lyndell Fogarty CEO, performHR Why did you decide to found performHR? Jenny Roberts (former joint CEO) and I founded the idea of performHR in my lounge room whilst my youngest daughter, who was 20 months at the time, watched ABC for Kids. We were both passionate about creating a professional HR service ... http://www.performhr.com.au/get-to-know/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=get-to-know "All that time on the job. Shows we are working harder, right? Well according to the statistics, maybe not. Yet we have this fascination to see 'bums on seats' and use time in the office as some measure of value - rather than measure efficacy. Really. Would you rather have people in ... http://www.performhr.com.au/working-hard-or-hardly-working/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=working-hard-or-hardly-working Last month we looked at the most commonly cited reasons for an employee to leave a business, including the management’s lack of vision or shared purpose, lack of communication, an unwillingness to change and innovate and a lack of coaching or mentoring. What can you do, however, when you feel ... http://www.performhr.com.au/exit-interviews/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exit-interviews A great article from today’s Sydney Morning Herald by Harold Mitchell: “Everyone will be waiting for the cry "and they're racing" at the Cox Plate tomorrow. But there is a greater cry being heard around the country today. It's the cry to drop the barriers to women, bringing the full ... http://www.performhr.com.au/companies-need-to-get-on-with-gender-diversity/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=companies-need-to-get-on-with-gender-diversity A couple of months ago, Suzanne Lucas, or “Evil HR Lady”, wrote this blog that had our team in hysterics. We hope you like it too! “Dear Evil HR Lady, I’m an American and male and am currently filling a 2 year expat assignment in Europe.  It turns out that ... http://www.performhr.com.au/should-you-get-naked-with-your-boss/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=should-you-get-naked-with-your-boss Earlier this month, the performHR team had the honour of attending the Hunter Business Awards 2011, hosted by the Hunter Business Chamber, for  our nomination as a finalist in the Small Business Excellence category. The Small Business Excellence Award recognises the contribution businesses with less than 20 employees make to our ... http://www.performhr.com.au/hunter-business-awards-2011/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hunter-business-awards-2011