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To mark this year’s International HR Day, HRM spoke with HR leaders from four different countries about the pressing challenges they are facing and their strategies to navigate the current world of work.
Employees who talk about their workload more than actually working can be a major drain on workplace morale and productivity. How can HR keep this behaviour in check?
The 2024-25 Federal Budget has heralded some significant financial promises, from a boost in skills development in future-critical sectors to financial relief packages. Here are the key items HR should be across.
AHRI’s latest Quarterly Work Outlook report reveals that Australia’s skills gap is harming productivity, with high turnover predicted to be a key cause.
Want to become more coach-like? Coaching and leadership expert Michael Bungay Stanier has seven simple questions to make your coaching sessions richer and more impactful.
In a recent case, the FWC found that an unsuitable redeployment offer did not justify reducing an employee’s redundancy pay. How can employers ensure their redeployment policies stand up to scrutiny?
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.
An evidence-based approach allows HR practitioners to enhance decision-making, manage risk and increase their impact. What does this approach look like in practice, and how can HR get started?
Non-compete clauses are in the spotlight following significant legal developments in Australia and abroad. Could it be the time of reckoning for these restraints?
Complex conversations have fast become an essential part of the HR function. Three experts share tips to help facilitate challenging discussions effectively – from legal considerations to guiding leaders.
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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
Workplace investigations are meant to resolve harm, but they’re increasingly becoming a potential source of it. With courts beginning to hold employers accountable for psychosocial risks created during the investigation process itself, two work health and safety lawyers outline key issues for HR to consider.
AI is helping workers research, build and articulate workplace complaints with legal precision – and employers are scrambling to keep up.
Almost one million Australians now hold more than one job. But what if an employee’s second job interferes with their work or their employer’s interests? Here are two FWC cases that clarify how far employers can go to restrict secondary employment.
With the minimum wage and award increases fast approaching, here’s how HR can help their organisations to assess their options.
