Redefining employee value
As employee expectations evolve and cost-of-living pressures intensify, organisations are being challenged to rethink what value truly means. Leading employers are moving beyond a narrow focus on salary and embracing a broader employee value proposition that encompasses financial wellbeing, benefits, mobility, flexibility and the overall experience of work.
In this edition, Work Smart explores how organisations across healthcare, aged care, government and the corporate sector are responding - sharing practical insights on strengthening employee value, supporting financial wellbeing and building more sustainable workforce strategies that drive both employee outcomes and organisational performance.
Perspectives from those redefining employee workforce strategy
The myth of doing more
Dom Price
Partner and Work Futurist
Be Luminous
Teams are working harder than ever, yet productivity remains stalled. Work futurist Dom Price argues organisations are measuring the wrong things – and that improving performance starts with rethinking how work gets done.
Holding the human thread
Dr Catherine Stoddart
Chief Executive Officer
Brightwater
For Brightwater CEO Dr Catherine Stoddart, the growing complexity of the support sector begins with understanding the people working in it.
The end of one workforce
Aaron McEwan
Chief Psychologist & Workplace Futurist
Being More Human
Psychologist and work futurist Aaron McEwan examines the forces driving workforce fragmentation, and how organisations reward employees and maximise value.
Mobility and the new workforce equation
Jessica Farrell
Chief Talent Officer, Australia
Publicis Groupe ANZ
Few people understand the changing relationship between work, mobility and employee expectations better than Jessica Farrell. For her, mobility is increasingly shaped by cost-of-living pressures and changing employee expectations.
When demand outpaces workforce capacity
Charles Moore
Chief Executive Officer
BaptistCare
BaptistCare CEO Charles Moore is leading one of the largest consolidations in Australia’s aged care sector at a time when demand is accelerating and workforce constraints are intensifying.
The next frontier in workforce strategy
Marion Fulker AM
WA State Chair
Smartgroup
With organisations under pressure to attract and retain talent, workforce benefits are moving up the strategic agenda. Marion Fulker AM shares why supporting employees beyond salary has become increasingly important.
Where workforce decisions meet patient outcomes
Sean Curtain
Executive Director of People and Culture
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
At Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, workforce decisions sit close to the point of care. Executive Director of People and Culture Sean Curtain explains how workforce design and support directly influence patient outcomes.
The next frontier in workforce strategy
Jane Jeffries AM
SA State Chair
Smartgroup
As cost-of-living pressures reshape employee expectations, organisations are looking for new ways to deliver meaningful value. Jane Jeffreys AM explores how workforce benefits can help employees thrive while supporting business outcomes.
The new test for disability care
Michael Kromwyk
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Cara Inc
As the NDIS moves towards greater regulation and accountability, Cara Deputy CEO Michael Kromwyk is focused on a critical challenge: building a workforce and operating model capable of delivering consistent, high-quality outcomes.
The myth of doing more
Dom Price
Partner and Work Futurist
Be Luminous
Teams are working harder than ever, yet productivity remains stalled. Work futurist Dom Price argues organisations are measuring the wrong things – and that improving performance starts with rethinking how work gets done.
Holding the human thread
Dr Catherine Stoddart
Chief Executive Officer
Brightwater
For Brightwater CEO Dr Catherine Stoddart, the growing complexity of the support sector begins with understanding the people working in it.
The end of one workforce
Aaron McEwan
Chief Psychologist & Workplace Futurist
Being More Human
Psychologist and work futurist Aaron McEwan examines the forces driving workforce fragmentation, and how organisations reward employees and maximise value.
Mobility and the new workforce equation
Jessica Farrell
Chief Talent Officer, Australia
Publicis Groupe ANZ
Few people understand the changing relationship between work, mobility and employee expectations better than Jessica Farrell. For her, mobility is increasingly shaped by cost-of-living pressures and changing employee expectations.
When demand outpaces workforce capacity
Charles Moore
Chief Executive Officer
BaptistCare
BaptistCare CEO Charles Moore is leading one of the largest consolidations in Australia’s aged care sector at a time when demand is accelerating and workforce constraints are intensifying.
The next frontier in workforce strategy
Marion Fulker AM
WA State Chair
Smartgroup
With organisations under pressure to attract and retain talent, workforce benefits are moving up the strategic agenda. Marion Fulker AM shares why supporting employees beyond salary has become increasingly important.
Where workforce decisions meet patient outcomes
Sean Curtain
Executive Director of People and Culture
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
At Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, workforce decisions sit close to the point of care. Executive Director of People and Culture Sean Curtain explains how workforce design and support directly influence patient outcomes.
The next frontier in workforce strategy
Jane Jeffries AM
SA State Chair
Smartgroup
As cost-of-living pressures reshape employee expectations, organisations are looking for new ways to deliver meaningful value. Jane Jeffreys AM explores how workforce benefits can help employees thrive while supporting business outcomes.
The new test for disability care
Michael Kromwyk
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Cara Inc
As the NDIS moves towards greater regulation and accountability, Cara Deputy CEO Michael Kromwyk is focused on a critical challenge: building a workforce and operating model capable of delivering consistent, high-quality outcomes.