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As more employees return to workplaces, issues that have been simmering or left unaddressed are coming to the fore. Without intervention, even smaller conflicts are set to turn into major ones. Watch this webcast to understand how to prevent these issues from escalating.

One of the main hurdles to making workplaces more menopause-friendly is getting men involved in the training and conversations, says a mental health manager.

An employer is experimenting with the athletic concept of 'rest and recovery', to see how it might improve performance levels and reduce burnout risks.

• Employees want more upskilling opportunities
  
• Job ads 'normalising' four-day working weeks
  
• "Let HR lead the way" on financial wellbeing

One of Australia's top-ranked employers has launched a market-leading program that encourages employees to proactively look after their health before issues arise.

Hustle culture is making a comeback in workplaces and possibly for good reasons, but employees can "only tolerate so much for so long", says a psychologist.

Too many workplaces now suffer from 'productivity paranoia', where leaders believe there's been a drop in work activity, and employees feel like their every move is being scrutinised.

Short-term performance measures and incentives implemented under the guise of "transformational change" embed toxicity in a workplace, but this can be remedied, an academic says.

Employers often don't respond well to disclosures about autism because they mistakenly think the employee wants workplace adjustments, when really they just want to be understood, a psychologist says.

Too many employees are burning out because they cannot be themselves at work, but a factor complicating this issue is that most people "don't know who they are".