Category: Strategic HR

No doubt you’ve read articles on the impacts COVID-19 is having on our workplaces. But here are a few most people might not be thinking about.
People have been saying that the open plan office sucks for years now, but what are organisations actually doing about it?
This popular productivity hack has its benefits, but there are ways it could be working against you.
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.
Who thought this would be a good idea? Here are three ways that hot-desking is hurting your bottom line.
The impact of Australia’s ageing workforce is so great, the government is budgeting for retraining. What can HR do?
Before attempting to understand the HR function in China, it’s first necessary to appreciate the culture that it operates in.
Self-respect means knowing your strengths and limits, and how to set boundaries for yourself, which is integral to successful leadership.
Dignity in the workplace has become scarce for a variety of reasons. However, employees increasingly need to be treated with dignity to remain engaged.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the average Australian full time worker spends about 40.7 hours a week at work. However many spend far more time working, whether it’s emails on the weekend, or long work hours that stretch into the evening. In the modern workplace, technology makes it easier to clock up long…
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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

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.
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.