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The extent to which employees believe their employer supports their wellbeing often depends on how 'wellbeing' is defined, according to a workplace consultant.

After years of managers hearing, "Put the person first, support the whole human", the pendulum has started swinging back towards prioritising performance, a strategic HR advisor says.

Anxiety about AI is triggering reactive responses that could potentially have "devastating and far-reaching" consequences for employers, a leadership specialist warns.

New studies help to explain why return-to-office and flexible work policies often fail to achieve their desired outcomes.

Myriad issues can undermine the performance of a remote or hybrid team, but usually, "communication is the biggest piece", according to an advisor with extensive experience.

The fact AI outputs can "look like expert work" means employers need new ways to assess performance, or they risk promoting people based on capabilities they don't have, an HR leader warns.

Employers' imminent obligation to align employees' super and wage payments could significantly add to HR's compliance and communication workload, a specialist says.

There are two "invisibility points" holding back the progression and retention of women in male-dominated industries, a strategic leadership advisor says.

Meaningful inclusion and the psychological safety it engenders aren't created through strategic initiatives or training, but through hundreds of "small, intentional acts that accumulate into trust, safety and belonging", an HR and leadership consultant says.

HR professionals should expect to take an increasingly active role in how organisations approach data protection, both when planning a response to potential breaches and in the aftermath of an event, a specialist lawyer says.