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GUEST RESEARCH:  New research from Humanforce reveals that close to half of the 500 Australian workers it surveyed have switched jobs in the past year. Despite a sharp increase in living costs, the driving force for 54% of these workers finding a new employer was not higher pay, but the pursuit of better work-life balance and wellbeing.

● It now takes 35 days for new hires to become fully productive in their role, up from 24 days in 2023
● Improving productivity is a top priority for Australian businesses in 2024
● But lack of employee engagement is the top barrier holding productivity back

Australian businesses are struggling to hold onto their new recruits with one in eight (13%) leaving during the probation period.

Almost half of workers in Australia believe their workplace is vulnerable to a cyberattack, according to the latest Employee Sentiment Index by HR technology platform ELMO Software.

GUEST OPINION by ManageEngine product consultant Ashwin Ram: As the economy reopens, IT leaders are in the hot seat, charged with ensuring their teams and technology stacks can support recovery, growth, and an array of flexible working arrangements, writes ManageEngine product consultant Ashwin Ram.