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Measuring the impact of employee wellbeing and inclusion strategies is as challenging as it is essential. Four wellbeing experts offer tips for HR to measure what matters.
New research shows employee engagement levels are low, and it might not just be a case of the end-of-year energy lull. Here are three ways HR can help.
The new Carer-Inclusive Workplace Initiative aims to increase workforce participation among carers and help employers provide better support to this vital demographic.
AHRI’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion conference covered everything from intersectional approaches to workplace policies to debunking the ‘merit myth’.
Rather than seeing AI as a threat, employers can flip the script by harnessing its capabilities to monitor and enhance employee wellbeing.
DEI and mental health initiatives are both critical to fostering psychosocial safety. By consolidating their approach to these two areas, this organisation is building a healthier, more resilient workforce.
Ahead of AHRI’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion conference, HRM speaks with political journalist Annabelle Crabb about creating work environments that guarantee women safety and equal opportunity.
New research shows that seven in 10 Australians wouldn’t tell their employer about a mental health condition. Why do employees feel so unsafe to speak up in the workplace and how can employers empower them?
A worker’s dismissal for sharing explicit images with his colleagues has been overturned by the FWC due to a lack of procedural fairness. What can HR learn from this case?
A recent FWC case has drawn attention to the legal complications that can arise when an employer discovers one of their workers is looking for another job.
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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.
