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Only a small percentage of employees can sustain high performance over consecutive evaluation cycles, according to new research.

Organisations focus too much on their top-performing employees, which can overload them with work while robbing teammates of an opportunity to shine, a performance specialist says.

Australia has bucked the global trend of declining engagement levels, registering a small uptick in the past year, new research shows.

It's well known that being socialised to "play nice" from childhood doesn't always serve women well at work, but women who are too aggressive are also holding back gender parity, a workplace psychologist warns.

'Same job, same pay' claims have been driving wage gains at a level far greater than government forecasts, according to a new report, but a labour hire authority questions the merit of its "broad conclusions".

Organisations are being warned not to make "stereotypical assumptions" that leaders are less vulnerable to workplace psychosocial hazards, with new research showing they have their own psychological response to alleviating these risks for employees.

Data can play a powerful role in employers' diversity and inclusion programs, but many organisations don't know what to collect, or how to use their insights, a D&I expert says.

Personal happiness is the major driver for a satisfying work life, not the other way around, according to new research. Also in this article: who's on the move in HR roles.

Some 66% of Australian employers are changing their office attendance policies this year, a new report suggests. Meanwhile CPOs are upskilling; salary growth remains steady; new psych injury laws are on the way; and more.

Relationship management is the top skill that HR professionals in Australia should focus on to stay ahead in today's job market, according to new LinkedIn reports.