For NFPs, the decision to use a recruiter can be a difficult one. While they can open doors and save time, they are very expensive – up to 20 percent of the first year’s salary for the role you’re recruiting. So if you decide to go down that path, you need to ensure you’re doing it for the right reasons, and you’re going into it with your eyes wide open.
Hiring a new employee takes a lot of time and effort, which makes it all the more frustrating if a new hire resigns – around one in eight Australian employees resign during their probation period – or needs to be dismissed in their first few months in the role.
For smaller NFPs in particular, early turnover can unsettle team dynamics and add pressure to already stretched staff – impacts that are often avoidable with a structured probation process.
With 2026 underway, we’re kicking things off with a look at what the year ahead might hold for the NFP sector workforce. And yes, as you might expect, AI will continue to have an impact on the sector this year.
But it’s far from the only thing NFP leaders should be on the lookout for this year. Here are our four predictions for the workforce trends the NFP sector will see this year.
Workplaces can have a positive impact on women’s health by ensuring knowledge about women and heart disease is translated into actions that support prevention and treatment. Here are six evidence-based recommendations for co-creating heart-healthy workplaces
Many of us have done leadership training for work, come back to the office and thought: “That was a huge waste of time”. Or returned with the best of intentions but realised, six months on, we never actually used any of skills we learned on the course. So, what makes leadership development programs effective?
It’s no secret that Australia still has a long way to go when it comes to gender equality in the workplace, especially when it comes to women in leadership. But how does the NFP sector stack up, compared with the rest of the economy?
There it is, gleaming at the top of your screen: your dream job, a high-level, well-paying position in your field. Are you qualified enough? Should you apply?
New research shows that talented women are more likely to shy away from applying for job opportunities, particularly more advanced, higher-paying positions, because they’re concerned they aren’t qualified enough, whereas men don’t seem to worry about their skills matching the specific job requirements as much,
Here are three key things that NFP organisations can do to draw more, talented women to apply.
“Trust is built in drops and lost in buckets.”
These are the words of Didier Elzinga, CEO of Melbourne-based software firm Culture Amp, reflecting on his experience of navigating a difficult transition. Making staff layoffs can be a shock for any company, but the impact can be more profound in highly collaborative environments like the company Elzinga had built.
Here, Elzinga dispels some of the myths surrounding staff layoffs and shares his learnings on managing change, dealing with fear and more.
If 2024 isn’t the year that “AI will change everything”, what will this year hold when it comes to people, culture and work in Australia’s NFP sector?
Here’s a look at the top 5 trends the EthicalJobs.com.au team sees shaping recruitment, HR and P&C leaders and teams at Australian not-for-profit organisations over 2024:
It’s hard to believe 2023 is almost at an end already! We hope that the ideas we’ve brought you through the Not-For-Profit People Blog – and our NFP People Conference back in February, if you were able to attend – have been able to make a positive impact for you, your team and your organisation’s staff and volunteers. To wrap up the year, here are the ten posts you enjoyed the most in 2023.