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Most sexual harassment cases in the workplace involve the offensive behaviour of a colleague. But this one pits an employee against a problematic poster. 
You’ve asked your employee to attend a disciplinary meeting, and they show up with a union official. What should you do next?
Office suck-ups are more at risk of succumbing to other bad workplace behaviours, but they can make their managers look good, according to research.
Getting performance improvement plans wrong can cost your business, as this recent Federal Court decision shows.
An argument of how the word ‘day’ should be interpreted means organisations across Australia have to rethink entitlements.
Who thought this would be a good idea? Here are three ways that hot-desking is hurting your bottom line.
It costs more than you might think to transition an employee into a new role. And if they leave soon after, that’s even more money down the drain.
To mark NAIDOC week, HRM looks into lesser known facets of Indigenous employment and shares helpful resources that HR can add to their toolkit.
It’s a common form of psychological abuse in romantic relationships, but this expert says gaslighting is also a problem in our workplaces.
HRM breaks down new data around HR remuneration – by state and seniority – and takes a look at the current state of salary bumps.
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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

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.
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.