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Nearly two thirds of Aussie workers are experiencing high levels of burnout, with leaders feeling the strain even more, according to new research. How can HR ensure a psychologically safe workplace for employees at all levels?
Keith Ferrazzi says by embracing radical adaptability, high-return practices and crisis-agile responses, HR can help to introduce new and effective ways of working to boost innovation, productivity and business resilience.
Craig Foster’s time as a leader in the #savehakeem campaign contains important lessons on the power of public and private advocacy, and on the ways they interact.
Before terminating a casual employee, make sure you’ve done your due diligence to avoid breaching your legal obligations.
Technology is evolving at an ever-advancing pace, and HR needs to keep up. A legal expert outlines three emerging risks for employers to be across.
The four-day work week, promising boosted work-life balance, job satisfaction and productivity, has never felt more in reach. But could this model really make its way into the mainstream?
What would you do if an employee claimed that their colleague received a promotion purely because they were in a relationship with someone more senior to them?
An Australian HR consultancy has added its first AI employee, ‘Xai’, to the organisational chart. But it needed to put guardrails in place in order for Xai to work cohesively with their human colleagues.
As of 6 June, a range of the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill changes will be coming into effect, including the new multi-enterprise bargaining approach and changes to the handling of requests for flexible work and unpaid parental leave extensions.
AHRI research has forecast a positive outlook for job seekers and revealed employers’ intentions for this quarter.
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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

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.
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.