The Federal Government's recently proposed privacy reforms will "largely eviscerate the employee records exemption" and put HR practices under a microscope, a lawyer says.
Employers are being warned not to "shy away" from complicated clauses in employees' contracts, as these can be critical to defending underpayment claims.
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.
Leaders who fail to recognise how they lead are harming their ability to create change for themselves and their organisation, according to a workplace culture expert.
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".
A lot of commentators are suggesting talent acquisition is somehow "broken", but the problem isn't around process so much as strategy, an industry advisor says.
Support is mounting for employees to have a 'right to disconnect' from work, and employers that don't act quickly to take the lead on this issue risk being forced into measures that don't suit them, an employment law barrister warns.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
