Category: Workforce Effectiveness

Employees are increasingly being incentivised to return to office, according to recent research, but experts warn a ‘fairness gap’ is growing between in-office and work-from-home employees.
Both the National Employment Standards and the Closing Loopholes laws are currently under scrutiny, prompting renewed debate about the future of casual employment. Here’s what HR needs to know.
There’s a growing demand for HR leaders across Australia in response to evolving market shifts, finds new data. Here are four findings that reveal HR’s career and salary prospects for 2026.
Ensuring employees complete a tick-box training module might not protect employers from vicarious liability, as this employer discovered.
While AI has the power to supercharge employees’ capabilities in previously unimaginable ways, it can also weaken critical skills that organisations have spent decades honing and coaching for – skills that will be considered mission-critical in the near future.
When can underperformance constitute misconduct? And how much should an employee’s personal circumstances be taken into account?
Submissions to the Federal Government’s review of the National Employment Standards highlight several key areas of proposed change, including annual leave, casual employment, AI consultation and redundancy entitlements.
The Senate is currently considering a new Bill that would enshrine a legal right to work from home. But the available evidence raises questions about whether new regulation is necessary.
Informal workplace norms often shape how organisations operate, but they can also expose employers to legal risk.
Arm yourself with the information your organisation needs to comply with the new Pay Days super changes, which come into effect from 1 July.
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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

An employee was recently awarded over $36,000 by the Fair Work Commission due to flaws in her employer’s workplace investigation process. What can HR learn from this decision?
Several recent cases heard by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) suggest verbal agreements in the workplace can carry more legal weight than some employers realise.
In a climate where diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are under scrutiny, how can HR help ensure their organisation’s gender equality targets stay on track?
Social media may be considered part of the workplace for politicians, finds NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT). Where can HR draw the line in terms of their legal obligations around an employee’s online activity?