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A recently passed law means employers now have higher liability risk for sexual harassment litigation costs. Here’s what HR needs to know.
Thinking about taking a step into HR leadership? An experienced HR leader from the public sector shares her top tips for emerging leaders, including how to make a meaningful impact and the key capabilities to develop.
Resistance from stakeholders doesn’t have to stall progress. By using these targeted strategies, HR can turn help opposition into collaboration.
The highest-ever recorded levels of change fatigue, a rise in ‘resenteeism’ and misaligned communication about organisational growth could be a recipe for a disengaged and disgruntled workforce. Here’s how you can reverse the impact of organisational ennui.
HR practitioners have the responsibility and privilege to lead their workforces into an AI-enabled world of work, says this HR leader.
When having to deal with the unfortunate reality of workplace redundancies, it’s important to ensure that communication strategies are robust and that consultation obligations are met.
The Right to Disconnect allows employees to refuse contact not only from their employer, but also from external third parties. How can HR balance the new legislation with meeting customer and client needs?
From learning how to identify different stress styles to providing meaningful rest and recovery, successfully addressing stress in the workplace requires a whole-of-organisation approach.
Much of HR’s current practice aligns with the new psychosocial health code of conduct, meaning HR practitioners are well-positioned to lead their organisations through updated legislative requirements.
The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia has granted a seven-figure compensation package to a former manager for his summary dismissal in 2020. What can employers learn from this ruling?
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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.