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To truly build psychosocially safe and thriving work environments, HR practitioners must proactively identify and mitigate psychosocial hazards before they become risks. Here are four common hazards to watch out for.
Following last week’s release of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s gender pay gap data, HRM speaks with an expert about strategies HR practitioners can adopt to help their businesses narrow the gap.
The publication of gender pay gaps and sustainability reporting are part of a new era of regulatory disclosures for Australian businesses. How can a commitment to transparency in business go beyond compliance to become both a driver of trust and engagement?
A structured, fair and transparent investigation process is essential for HR practitioners to manage employee misconduct effectively, protect employees and ensure legal compliance.
Striking the right balance between business needs, legal obligations and employee welfare is key when handling a flexible work request. Use these tips to ensure your approach is fair and compliant.
Adaptive intelligence empowers HR to approach uncertainty with confidence and creativity. But how can practitioners cultivate this essential capability – both in themselves and their teams?
Office politics often gets a bad rap – but that’s because its function within a workplace’s ecosystem is commonly misunderstood. It’s only when internal politics turns sour that it becomes an issue.
AHRI’s 2024 HR Leader of the Year is proud to be the custodian of delivering cultures that drive both people and business success – and isn’t afraid of doing so amid a period of transformation.
A recent FWC case highlights the fine line between dismissing a casual employee and the employment relationship coming to a natural end.
As conversations about psychosocial safety at work become more commonplace, HR practitioners play an important role in supporting managers to help teams delineate between feeling stretched versus feeling unsafe.
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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.