Displaying items by tag: Recruitment

● 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.

GUEST RESEARCH:  New research from Humanforce reveals almost 70% of Australian workers abandon job applications due to confusing or difficult recruitment processes. This alarming trend, where potential employees are disengaging from companies during, and sometimes before, their recruitment journey, poses a significant issue for employers operating in today’s extremely tight job market.

Tech and digital salaries continue to steady out but remain strong for key skillsets such as cybersecurity and AI, according to the latest salary guide report from recruitment sector company Talent.

Demand for executives positions in Australia had its largest fall in six months according to the latest monthly report on the availability of jobs for middle Australia by the EL Group HR consulting firm, which also forecasts a “big fallout” in jobs heading into 2024.

Overtime "surged" to increase in 35% of organisations across Australia last financial year, according to recruitment and workforce solutions specialists Hays.

Leveraging insights from CEOs at Deloitte, LJ Hooker Group, the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, the Australian Payroll Association and more, ‘The Modern CEO’ offers a practical framework for leadership success in today’s business climate

COMPANY NEWS: Global human capital management (HCM) consultancy, Smart WFM, today announced the launch of company founder and CEO Jarrod McGrath’s second book, The Modern CEO. Leveraging insights from business leaders worldwide, the book offers practical advice on leading, evolving and driving organisational success by adopting a people-centric philosophy.

Leveraging insights from CEOs at Deloitte, LJ Hooker Group, the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, the Australian Payroll Association and more, ‘The Modern CEO’ offers a practical framework for leadership success in today’s business climate

COMPANY NEWS: Global human capital management (HCM) consultancy, Smart WFM, today announced the launch of company founder and CEO Jarrod McGrath’s second book, The Modern CEO. Leveraging insights from business leaders worldwide, the book offers practical advice on leading, evolving and driving organisational success by adopting a people-centric philosophy.

Remote, the leader in building, managing, and supporting global distributed workforces, today announced a redesign of the Remote platform used by thousands of companies to employ and pay tens of thousands of workers around the world. The new updates increase transparency and streamline workflows for businesses building global teams.

COMPANY NEWS Remote, the leader in building, managing, and supporting global distributed workforces, today announced a redesign of the Remote platform used by thousands of companies to employ and pay tens of thousands of workers around the world. The new updates increase transparency and streamline workflows for businesses building global teams.

Despite the majority (70%) of Australian employers being more concerned about their staff leaving their organisation in 2023 compared to 2022, many have stated that they are unable to address their employees’ concerns to entice them to stay,, according to new research.

Deel has announced its new all-in-one HR platform built for global teams to simplify every aspect of managing the workforce. It’s also free for companies with under 200 employees making it an ideal HRIS for any company of any size.

Newcomer recruitment company, Talent Butler, has opened the doors to its new office in Sydney’s Bond Street, and appointed Andrew Harper as National Director to boost the company’s recruitment capabilities across the country.

As Russia continues to get blamed for the recent spate of cybersecurity incidents that have compromised the data integrity of major corporations in the West including Australia, Russian companies are finding it increasingly difficult to find cybersecurity personnel for their own security needs.

Australian IT leaders have serious concerns about staff retention and recruitment, according to the latest survey by digital infrastructure company Equinix, with many businesses reskilling IT workers in response to the growing tech skills gap.

HireVue Announces Industry First Agile Mindset Assessment to Help Organisations Future-proof Their Teams

COMPANY NEWS:  HireVue, the global leader in video interviewing, assessments, and text-enabled recruiting tools, announces a cutting-edge pre-hire assessment to measure a candidate’s agile mindset. In a job market filled with constant change, this assessment helps companies identify candidates with a propensity for faster thinking, efficiency and flexible ways of working. 

Global onboarding, payroll, and recruitment compliance company Deel has partnered with remote work equipment provider Hofy to help you equip your new hires regardless of where they are located, and ensure a seamless, consistent experience every time.

Software company Atlassian will hold today a recruitment drive to hire 1,032 research and development employees across Australia in Sydney’s central business district, its co-founder Scott Farquhar announced.

GUEST OPINION: Of all the challenges currently facing Australian CIOs, one of the most pressing is attracting and retaining people with IT skills and experience. Unfortunately, it’s a situation that’s unlikely to be resolved any time soon.

 Deel already makes global onboarding and payroll simple; the company has now released the Deel API allowing organisations and developers worldwide to embed Deel's global hiring tools right within their own products.