Category: Health, wellbeing and safety

As work becomes more complex, and distractions only continue to increase, developing a strategy to protect your time not only helps to safeguard your productivity, it also positively impacts your wellbeing.
The first public test of the right to disconnect legislation is drawing close attention from business leaders – particularly with small businesses set to come under the new rules from August 2025.
To build a truly inclusive and psychosocially safe workplace, DEI and WHS must work in lockstep. Here’s how to turn compliance into cultural transformation.
Two recent FWC cases highlight the delicate balance HR must strike when performance management and dismissal decisions involve employees with mental health concerns.
The key to building sustainable work practices is to think about managing our energy at work, not our time. Three experts weigh in.
With financial wellbeing at a low of 20 per cent, there is a critical need for employer support to mitigate financial stress. But how can employers decide which measures will be most effective – and ensure they are actually used?
Unmanaged work demands, such as a high volume, pace and intensity of work, can have a severe impact on organisational success. An expert offers a simple framework to support HR.
Between emerging technology, economic uncertainty and growing rates of burnout, HR is facing mounting pressure to help employees adjust to rapid change. By harnessing these four global trends, HR can help ensure their workforces are ready for anything.
Trauma-informed leadership goes beyond psychological safety to address the neurobiological realities of stress and harm at work. As more employees carry unseen burdens, this evidence-based approach is fast becoming essential for effective leadership.
When we say we wish we had more hours in the day, what we often mean is that we wish knew how to spend them more wisely.
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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.