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Next time get a doctor’s note

19 December 2011

A US man has taken telling a white lie for a sickie several steps too far. Scott Bennett, from Brookville, Pennsylvania went to extraordinary lengths to get a paid day off work, and placed a death notice in the local paper for his mother – who was in fact... read full story

Best practice: promote health and wellbeing initiatives

06 December 2011

Promoting wellbeing in the workplace and fostering a culture of understanding has well documented benefits for the business bottom line, namely by getting the best from employees, but according to workplace psychology experts effective management remains ... read full story

Retention to be a bigger challenge in 2012

06 December 2011

If economic conditions improve significantly next year employers will have a battle on their hands to retain their staff, says Mercer head of human capital, Rob Bebbington.Mercer's research earlier this year found that two in five Australian workers were ... read full story