My HR department let me down
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Question: I went through a ghastly experience at work and went straight to our HR team. They said they would treat my experience with “the utmost seriousness”, but were not sympathetic or helpful. It was clear from the very start they didn’t believe what I was saying and intended to side with the person who caused me such grief, no matter what.
I spoke with a friend about it who said words to the effect “HR departments aren’t there for employees. They’re there for the company.”
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A recent study showed the vast majority of surveyed Australians said their organization had effectively handled new ways of working in response to COVID-19 (80%), and was well prepared to address the changing work environment (78%).
That said, Australian executives may be underestimating upcoming challenges. Less than half (47%) expected COVID-19 to increase flexibility for remote work over the next year. They did expect that maintaining productivity given new ways of working (49%) and establishing a culture that supported more remote employees (44%) would become top challenges for businesses, but at a far lower percentage than many other countries in the survey.
50 is the new 60 when it comes to defining âolder workerâ
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The age at which businesses consider a job candidate or employee an âolder workerâ is coming down, despite a growing number of older Australians pursuing age discrimination cases in tribunals and courts.
A survey of more than 600 business leaders by the Human Rights Commission and Australian HR Institute found that 17 per cent of respondents classified 51- to 55-year-old workers as âolderâ, compared with just 11 per cent in 2018.
Kay Patterson says businesses stand to lose significant institutional knowledge by ignoring older workers.Â
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Workers aged 61 to 65 years old were most commonly defined as âolderâ, with 28 per cent of respondents classing them as such. Almost half also admitted they would be reluctant to recruit workers over a specific age.
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