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What would you do if you found out that an existing high-performing employee had been dishonest about their professional credentials when they applied for the job?
Being a line manager is a lot tougher than it used to be. Here’s how HR can help line managers deal with their increased responsibilities.
Less than half of Australians trust the use of generative AI at work, finds research. What role does HR play in bringing this technology out of the shadows and helping organisations use it to their advantage?
Today more than ever, executive leaders need to understand what makes people tick. Could this mean it’s prime time for HR leaders to take the top job? 
With the referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament on the horizon, HR could soon find their workplaces abuzz with political opinions. An employment law expert outlines some things to keep in mind.
In a disrupted world of work, people leaders risk falling behind. Lucy Adams explains how HR can catch up through a new, agile approach.
When we talk about performance management, we tend to focus on dealing with employees who are not meeting expectations. But what about your best performers?
Recent research has uncovered a trend of organisations taking a tokenistic approach to wellness, or ‘wellbeing washing’. Does your organisation walk the talk?
Modern-day organisations require a combination of head and heart-based leadership, says Dr Kirstin Ferguson AM. The challenge is in knowing how to strike the right balance.
This landmark age discrimination case could set an important precedent for Australian employees.
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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.