Category: Diversity and Inclusion

Australian and New Zealand beverage company Lion has some simple yet highly effective ways to help keep polarisation at bay within its culture.
HR teams have the power and responsibility to influence leadership and build neuroinclusive, psychologically safe environments where all employees can flourish.
With life expectancies rising, longer and more diverse career paths are becoming the norm. By designing work experiences around the multi-stage life, HR can promote age inclusivity and support employees’ evolving needs.
While gender equality amongst Australia’s top business ranks has always moved slowly, new data has revealed progress has come to a halt – and is sliding back in some instances.
Around 15 per cent of the population identify as neurodivergent, yet many don’t feel safe enough to disclose their neurodivergence at work. An expert offers practical tips to help employers consider neuro-inclusion at every stage of the employee lifecycle.
As workforce polarisation grows, how should leaders adapt their approach to fostering inclusive workplaces and aligning their teams?
AHRI’s DEI Champion of the Year Award winner, Katie Wyatt, says the path to inclusion in 2024 remains bumpy and unpredictable, but the challenges only make her more determined.
Natasha Cuthbert, AHRI’s 2023 HR Leader of the Year Award recipient, has devised innovative strategies to infuse a “blokey” culture with gender equality and inclusion.
To mark this year’s Neurodiversity Celebration Week, here are some common misconceptions about neurodivergent employees and tips for HR to harness the potential of this cohort.
Three members of AHRI’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advisory Panel offer advice on navigating the current DEI landscape and laying the foundations for sustainable progress.
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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

The definition of a lawful and reasonable direction is at the heart of many employment disputes. From return-to-office mandates to drug and alcohol testing, here are four areas where workplace directions can come under scrutiny, and how to ensure your approach holds up.
An employee was recently awarded over $36,000 by the Fair Work Commission due to flaws in her employer’s workplace investigation process. What can HR learn from this decision?
Several recent cases heard by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) suggest verbal agreements in the workplace can carry more legal weight than some employers realise.
In a climate where diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are under scrutiny, how can HR help ensure their organisation’s gender equality targets stay on track?