Have you ever Googled “Why are Millennials …”? Terry Williams has, and he found some interesting answers. But look beyond the stereotypes and you’ll find skills to leverage, he says.

Stuff’s people and culture director Annamarie Jamieson talks to Raewyn Court about the Creative Spirit programme and how employing people with disabilities has taught patience and compassion.

Staff from SAP and DB Breweries recently put their business skills to work on a social sabbatical aimed at preparing three social enterprises for transformation. It proved transformative for all involved, says Suranee Perera.

Today’s businesses are moving on from engagement, focusing instead on their employees’ experience of work and tapping into what they think, says Jude Manuel.

Why do some employees fail to perform, and what can an employer do to get things back on track? Lara Hellier has some answers.

John Belchamber looks at how the HR industry is keeping pace with an ever-changing workforce. Now more than ever, employees are expecting their employer to “make work work” for them.

Soft skills like creativity, emotional intelligence and cognitive flexibility are in the World Economic Forum’s top ten of skills that will be needed in 2020. The good news, says Fiona Kingsford, is they can be taught and learned.

Many employers walk a fine line between keeping an eye on employees and breaching their privacy. Julia Shallcrass provides some guidelines for monitoring staff and avoiding privacy claims.

The distinction between the two categories of workers—employees and independent contractors—has long been fraught with uncertainty. Jennifer Mills outlines the test used to determine the nature of the relationship.

Dr Ann Hutchison moved to academia after a career in human resource management. Her research has a practical bent, and is aimed at serving the HR profession. Employment Today talked to her about workplace wellbeing.

Corbin Child looks at an employment dispute that culminated in both sides seeking penalties against the other, on one side for speaking out-of-turn, and on the other for failing to speak-up.