HR professionals, Dr Tiffany Slater says, are more cognisant of the fact that traditional human resources duties have evolved and that box-ticking no longer applies. Service to the team and the broader business, she notes, is the surest way to mitigate issues.

In this episode of The HR Leader Podcast, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Missouri-based Dr Tiffany Slater, the founder and chief executive of HR TailorMade, to discuss the headline mistakes that HR professionals make that can cost the business, why misstepping on accommodation requests can be so problematic, the consequences of being stubborn or inconsiderate of staff needs, and HR’s role in overcoming these matters.

Slater also delves into the disconnect between an employee’s job title and their remuneration and benefits and the issues this causes, the practical steps that can be taken in response, how HR teams can better strike the right balance, their role in ensuring the business avoids costly mistakes and ensures compliance, whether such challenges are overwhelming for HR teams at present, and her advice to such professionals to make sure they are equipped to handle such challenges.

A few months ago, Joseph Catanzariti AM turned 65 and thus had to retire from his position as vice president of the Fair Work Commission (FWC). His search for work in the months since, he says, has been more fraught than anticipated. Here, he reflects on the biases against professionals who are willing and able to undertake full-time work, the wellness impacts of such ageism, and how he has looked to adapt following his tenure at the nation’s workplace tribunal.

In this episode of The HR Leader Podcast, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Joseph Catanzariti AM about his career in law spanning over four decades, the statutorily imposed retirements for judges around the country, why it has been so important to him to give back, the sense of purpose he finds as a lawyer, his reflections on being a judge, and the sense of making a difference in society.

Catanzariti also discusses how he felt about his imposed retirement from FWC, his realisation that employers were not seeking a full-time 65-year-old professional, the biases dictating hiring decisions and societal impressions, how he has pivoted and responded vocationally, what professional member bodies can do to address the concerns of older practitioners, the wellness issues inherent with undervaluing those practitioners, and how both employers and individuals can navigate such issues.

In this special episode of The HR Leader Podcast, produced in partnership with Cornerstone and Pinpoint HRM, we dive deep into the pressing concerns surrounding workforce readiness. Join us as we explore practical strategies that businesses can adopt to remain agile and adaptable in today’s rapidly changing environment.

Host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Paul Broughton, Cornerstone’s APJ Group Vice President and Managing Director, and Katie Mangraviti, Cornerstone Practice Head at Pinpoint HRM. They discuss recent research on the workforce readiness gap, how the rapid pace of change over the last few years has impacted organisations and the critical questions businesses must ask to move forward effectively. The importance of gaining visibility over key areas of concern, leveraging technology to enhance operations, and optimising one’s tech stack. The extent to which businesses are ready or not for looming changes and trends (and the consequences of a lack of readiness), implementing the right practical and transformational steps and the role of HR in better supporting your business to succeed in the future.

To learn more about the workforce readiness gap, click here. To learn more about Pinpoint HRM, click here.