Category: Artificial Intelligence

As AI adoption accelerates, research points to potential unintended impacts on employee wellbeing and workplace relationships. Wellbeing researcher Dr Michelle McQuaid explains what’s driving this trend, and what HR leaders can do to respond.
Amid growing pressures around AI, experts are urging HR to become ‘ripple-effect strategists’ to uncover unforeseen risks and design work in ways that benefit both the business and its workforce. Here are three focus areas to start with.
AHRI’s latest Quarterly Work Outlook reveals that while AI adoption is nearly universal and delivering clear productivity gains, many organisations lack the policies, capability and strategy needed to harness it responsibly. 
Professor Sharon Parker shares how HR leaders can apply evidence-based work design strategies to create healthy, meaningful roles in an era of technological transformation.
As organisations grapple with shifting employee expectations and the rise of AI, Mercer’s Kate Bravery says it’s time to rewrite the rules of work. In the ‘people age’, loyalty looks different – and so must the way HR designs, rewards and sustains work.
Artificial intelligence is transforming the workplace, but not everyone feels equally prepared. New research from HiBob reveals a widening trust and confidence gap between managers and their teams, raising urgent questions about how leaders can build inclusion, readiness and support into AI adoption strategies.
Industry 5.0 puts the focus back on people, says this expert, and poses the question: how do we use technology to create more meaningful, humane workplaces?
Only 35 per cent of CHROs believe their current HR technology approach is helping their organisation meet business goals. Practical changes in mindsets and behaviours can help close that gap.
With AI enabling jobseekers to apply for dozens of roles at the same time, employers are facing unprecedented volumes of applications. Here’s how five organisations are adapting their hiring processes to meet this challenge.
As disruption accelerates, traditional career paths and static job frameworks are giving way to agile, skills-first strategies. Speakers at day two of AHRI’s National Convention and Exhibition share how HR are championing the evolution of workforce development. 
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HOW TO

A HR practitioner offers a range of thought-provoking questions to help you plan your next career move.
Keep these tips in mind to ensure your organisation’s probation periods go beyond being a tick-box exercise and become a driver of strong culture and high performance.
From building your case in advance to avoiding the trap of false politeness, use these strategies to help you engage in constructive dissent at the executive level.

LEGAL

A case currently before the Federal Circuit Court highlights the dangers of cutthroat, “win at all costs” work cultures. But where do courts draw the line between a competitive culture and a psychosocially unsafe work environment?
Ahead of a report into the latest Closing Loopholes legislation, we ask an expert lawyer to explain the casual conversion rules in their current form.
NSW has significantly raised the legal stakes for workplace health and safety compliance, including the management of psychosocial risks. Here’s what the changes mean in practice, and their implications for employers across Australia.
The new financial year will bring changes to pay, superannuation, parental leave, psychosocial risk management and more. Here’s what these changes will mean in practice for HR.