Category: COVID-19
With thousands of Australians contracting COVID-19 over the break, or isolating for days on end awaiting test results, many holiday plans were thwarted. How can employers help?
The way we work has drastically changed, so job interview questions need to evolve with the times too. Here are some to consider.
An employer has been ordered to pay over $830,000 in death benefits and funeral costs due to COVID-19 death at work, and could potentially be on the hook for millions more.
The history of pandemics offers lessons for how workplaces can respond to what’s happening during COVID-19.
Hard working employees are what will see every company through this pandemic. But how do you best recognise and reward them when everything is so disrupted?
We’ve lost the ability to look across the room and see if our colleagues are doing okay, so it’s important employees are equipped with self-care tools to check in with themselves.
Interesting studies examine two frameworks that could help prevent further infections.
We’re lucky technology does such a great job of connecting us when working from home, but it’s also wearing us down.
There have been swift changes to leave regulations on a federal and state level. HRM breaks down some of the most important changes.
The government is trying to keep unemployment low with a proposed $130 billion stimulus package aimed at keeping workers with their current employers.
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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.
