Being a successful Human Resource leader is no easy task.
The challenges are many and varied – and sometimes maintaining both your sanity and your effectiveness can test even the most accomplished leader!
All companies know their employees are usually their most important assets.
In today’s economy, hiring the best people is more critical than ever. And it can be expensive.
Not only do organisations have the financial costs of finding, interviewing, engaging and training new employees — there are also the ongoing costs of salaries, benefits and taxes once the employee is on board.
Workplace insurance is important for employers and employees alike. Workplace hazards are a major cause of accidents – and can also lead to higher workers’ compensation and insurance costs.
As a business owner, it is of course, hugely important to educate all of your workers about possible hazards in order to control and minimise their incidence and severity.
Apart from the obvious injuries and death, penalties and compensation associated with workplace incidents, there are significant indirect costs when WHS systems fail. Poor safety performance can have a large impact on business operation and performance - often as a result of reduced productivity and low morale.
Check out this infographic outlining Western Australia's labour force. All numbers from the most recent Department of Employment reports.
The Labour Force in Western Australia from recruitwest
TALENT ANALYTICS
One area expected to grow exponentially in coming years - and to also make a huge impact on hiring and retaining talent - is predictive modelling based on people - or talent analytics. At RecruitWest we are already developing such modelling to help improve our job search procedures and to target future talent.
RecruitWest are the Experts in RPO
Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) is basically the outsourcing of all, or part, of an organisation’s recruitment to a third-party recruitment specialist. When managed well, RPO can reduce the time needed to hire someone by up to 40 per cent and provide cost savings of more than 50 per cent.
Keeping and nurturing top talent can be quite a challenge in today’s volatile and ever-changing job market.
Top employees want a rewarding and satisfying job that stimulates and challenges them. They also want good opportunities for career advancement - and clear paths to promotions.
Jobs WA candidates are entering reflect a brave new world of the multigenerational workforce.
Jobs WA workers seek are becoming increasingly multigenerational. What does that mean? Well, it's when the Mature, Baby Boomer, Gen-X, Millennial and Gen-2020 generations work side-by-side in jobs.
When recruiting, it is important to remember that the definition of talent is not always clear-cut.
Of course, some skills, such as EI (Emotional Intelligence) and others, are valuable for any organisation. However, real talent is always relative to the organisation itself – along with its current and future needs, and specific job criteria and situation.
