Managing people, human capital and culture - Human Resource Management (HRM) is critical for business success. HRM Guide publishes articles and news releases about HR surveys, employment law, human resource research, HR books and careers that bridge the gap between theory and practice.

Australian Employment Statistics
April 12 2012 - Seasonally adjusted, unemployment remained at 5.2% and the number of people in employment rose by 44,000 to 11,491,200

Six Pitfalls of Workforce Planning
March 22 2012 - Free download: Know the pitfalls that companies can fall into when doing strategic workforce planning.

Measuring and Addressing Competency Gaps
March 22 2012 - Free download: Learn how to find and fill competency gaps in your organization before they affect you.

Driving Business Execution Through Integrated Talent Management
March 22 2012 - Free download: Discover how you can leverage talent management processes to drive business execution.

Underemployment
December 8 2011 - 1.7 million Australians over 18 are prevented from working as much as they want for a variety of reasons, according to a new Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) study.

Technology and work/life balance
December 1 2011 - Smartphones, tablets and other types of 24-7 technology can make life easier for many people but they make it harder to switch off even when at home and also keep us at work longer.

Qantas Dispute Stopped
October 31 2011 - A tribunal of judges appointed by Fair Work Australia has determined that the industrial dispute called by three unions that triggered the airline's lockout must end.

World Day for Decent Work highlights plight of insecure workers (News Release, October 2011)

Ansett: a 10 year journey by workers and unions comes to an end (News Release, September 14 2011)

Innovative campaign helps Endeavour Learning Group attract record interest from job market (News Release, September 9 2011)

TMS - Age No Barrier (News Release, July 18 2011)

Australians a Happy Lot
July 13 2011 - Australian workers have a low-pressure, stress-free working life, and are not worried about losing their jobs, according to findings from ORC International’s perspectives database.

New Industrial Relations Course Offers Practical Training Solution (News Release, April 27 2011)

Bad Jobs Harm Mental Health
March 16 2011 - Badly paid, poorly supported, or short term jobs can be as harmful as being without a job.

Job interviews can be stressful for potential employers too (News Release, November 4 2010)

National paid parental leave scheme now only three months away; applications start today (News Release, October 1 2010)

Telstra Collective Agreement
September 14 2010 - The new agreement is designed to last for two years, providing guaranteed pay rises of 8 per cent in addition to the 2 per cent awarded in October 2009.

Employer Change Survey
September 11 2010 - Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed that about one in six workers started work with a new employer/business in the year to February 2010.

Widening Gender Pay Gap
September 7 2010 - The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) marked Equal Pay Day in September 2010 by highlighting a widening gender pay gap.

Australians Most Likely To Leave
August 31 2010 - Australian workers are more likely to change employers over the next 12 months compared to staff in 16 other countries, according to research by employee engagement consultants Infogroup/ORC.

Cross-Cultural Perspectives
August 16 2010 - Cautioning against a 'one size fits all' approach to business and management styles, the authors suggest a cross-cultural perspective can facilitate co-working in an era of globalization.

Consequences Of Interrupted Tasks
May 20 2010 - Frequent interruptions experienced by hospital doctors result in less time and poorer care given to patients and increase the potential for clinical error.

Violence Against Nurses At Work
May 20 2010 - Three-quarters of nurses working in both the private and public sectors had experienced violence at work, but only one in six incidents were officially reported.

Expert fears health will be the loser in the race towards workers' comp harmonisation - Return to Work Matters (News Release, April 2010)

Validity Coaching CEO Chris Tandridge Wins World HRD Congress 2010 - Strategic Leadership Award (News Release, February 2010)

Australian Employer Confidence At New High
February 1 2010 - Confidence among Australian employers has increased to the highest level since September 2008 according to a recent Hudson survey

Australian Recruitment Picture Brightening
January 5 2010 - People may believe that the global financial crisis (GFC) has made job-hunting more difficult but a recent survey from Mercer suggests that the recruitment picture is better than it seems.

HR And That Elusive Strategic Role
It seems that finally senior managers - some of them, at least - are willing to give HR managers a significant role in strategic decisions. But how many human resource managers know how to fulfill that role?

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