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Employees with some say over when, where, and how long they work for are much more likely to be high-performing than those with less flexibility, new research shows.

Australia and New Zealand's top employers have witnessed superior leadership behaviours during the pandemic, and retained employee confidence despite its challenges, according to new research.

Many issues put to the side during remote work are now rearing back up, requiring employers to more proactively address their workplace conflict risks, a specialist says.

New research has named the top employers for 'giving' and the practices they're opting for. Also in this article: a major wellbeing study highlights some positive impacts of the pandemic; and working parents are feeling especially unsupported and disconnected from work.

Research is painting a dire picture of employees' mental health, despite the extra efforts employers claim to be making. Also in this article, how an employee newsletter became a support network during the pandemic, and where workplace mental health programs are headed next.

More organisations are recognising how a 'speak-up culture' can help mitigate bullying, harassment and other workplace misconduct, but efforts to build them tend to fall down at a crucial point.

Employers' acceleration of digital transformations is freeing up employees' time to spend on higher-value tasks, but with the unintended consequence of work becoming more difficult and stressful.

Employers now grappling with how to entice employees back to workplaces must first answer one critical question, an engagement specialist says.

Office-based employers will struggle to encourage their remote workers back unless they get rid of time-wasting meetings, according to an organisational development specialist.