Blindsided by Talent Gaps
At a time when businesses are reevaluating the composition of their workplaces we’re revisiting this client story which first appeared in the March 2016 edition of IHRIM’s Workplace Solutions Review. By Joe Kollinger A unique visualisation of the workforce gave one of our clients advance warning of talent gaps [...]
The Impact of Contractors
Visualising the Impact of Contractors Most companies of size today balance a workforce of employees and contractors. According to Self-employed Australia, 17.1 per cent of the Australian workforce are self-employed, totalling 2 million persons. Loosely defined, an employee will just be working for your organization, generally works at your place [...]
Emotional Wellness
Your Employees & Emotional Wellness . Emotional wellness can no longer be ignored when examining the overall health of a workforce. In a 2014 TNS Social Research report it was found one in five Australians had taken time off work in the previous 12 months because they felt stressed, anxious, [...]
5 Reasons to Integrate…
5 Reasons to Integrate Your Org Chart into Your Intranet by Chris Meyersby Chris Meyers. Today's workforce is more mobile and distributed, and with workers now ever more likely to be spread across offices and time zones, it is increasingly difficult for people to connect with each other like they [...]
Making Sense of Your Data
Making Sense of Your HR Data with Org Charts The great power of modern organizational chart software is being able to make sense of the trove of HR data you already have. By importing the data into a centralized chart, data is transformed into something organized and visual which can [...]
Understanding Turnover Rate
Understanding and Improving Turnover Rate A key role of any organisation's HR department is to understand and manage the turnover rate of employees. Losing good employees is just too expensive. Managing turnover goes beyond simply calculating the turnover rate and trying to hit an arbitrary number. When business leaders see [...]
Data Integrity in HR Projects
HR Data Integrity for Organizational Change Projects . For over 15 years, OfficeWork Software has provided workforce planning and organisational change solutions for our global clientele. We have worked on many different initiatives: mergers, spin-offs, delayering, downsizing and gearing for rapid growth. Over time we have observed that data [...]
Gender Equality in the Workplace
Gender Equality in the Workplace An August 2019 report by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) shows that the average gender pay gap remains at 14% in favor of men across the nation—in Western Australia, that gap increases to 21.8%. Disparity in leadership positions is equally acute, with only one [...]
Shaping Your Company’s Future
Talent Management - Shaping Your Company’s Future It’s no surprise, in the present buoyant job market, that recruiting high quality candidates is the number one challenge faced by 76% of HR managers according to a recent report by Glassdoor. Talent management—the business of recruiting, hiring and retaining employees—has become an [...]
Better Planning with the 9 Box Grid
How to Use the 9-box Grid for Better HR Planning A 9-box grid provides a visual display of employee performance and is commonly used for succession planning. A 9-box, as seen in the example below, is a way of assessing employees on current performance and future potential within the organization. [...]
