The Direction – June 2015

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Note from our Director

Hello we hope you enjoy our June edition of The Direction – helping you to maximise productivity and performance.

If you would like to discuss any of the issues covered in the newsletter or anything else please contact us on 07 3890 2066 or admin@hrbd.com.au.

 

Inspiring thoughts…..

Personal safety and security in a modern work environment – The workplace landscape is changing.  Flexibility in working arrangements combine with readily available technology….. Read more

Leadership Development: Close the gaps in your strategy – When most people think about leadership development they’re missing the point.  When most people think about leadership …. Read more

You can’t create the desired culture if you don’t lead it! – You would have heard the saying before, ‘It has to come from the top’ and how true it is!  ….. Read more

Safety gone crazy – has it gone too far? – From time to time I hear someone say something along the lines of ‘this WH&S thing has gone overboard – we can’t do anything anymore without… Read more

 

Industry News

A Fair Work Commission discussion paper on ‘purchased leave’ will be published for submissions and the matter heard by the Full Bench in August.

 

Case Summaries

Easy to sit behind a device and tweet but easy to be saved over it too!    In May, an SBS broadcaster dismissed a soccer reporter following his tweets which were considered to be offensive  ….. Read more

 

Industry Statistics

Strong leadership development programs make it 1.5 times more likely for your company to be found in the list of most admired companies.

In Australia a man named Peter has a higher chance of either leading or chairing a large company that a woman has despite the fact that women comprise slightly more than 50% of the population.

 

Events

It was Alistair’s turn this time to deliver a live webinar to students at Estrada College as their HR Industry Expert on Leadership.

 

Announcements

There have recently been some changes to modern awards in relation to paid annual leave and specifically around the taking of excessive annual leave and cashing out annual leave.

 

Clients

Thanks Simon from Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors for your high recommendation and for continuing to use us as your HR Industry Experts for Estrada College ….. Read more

 

Looking for more inspiration….

Join our linkedin group – Inspiring Greater Than HR and join in the conversation.  Be Inspired.  Inspire Others.   Some recent discussions:

  • Secrets to Employee Engagement
  • Offshoring – do you support it?
  • WH&S Penalties for breaches
  • The key to improving safety culture