Category: Secure Jobs Bill

The Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill has provided employees with more avenues to fight back against employers who deny requests for flexible working arrangements. Here’s what HR needs to know.
As of December last year, employees who feel they’ve been discriminated against for their gender or intersex status, or for breastfeeding in the workplace, have more power for legal recourse.
In light of the recent industrial relations changes, here’s what HR needs to revise when creating new employment contracts.
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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

A case currently before the Federal Circuit Court highlights the dangers of cutthroat, “win at all costs” work cultures. But where do courts draw the line between a competitive culture and a psychosocially unsafe work environment?
Ahead of a report into the latest Closing Loopholes legislation, we ask an expert lawyer to explain the casual conversion rules in their current form.
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.