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• 'Employee choice pathway' now in effect for casuals
  
• Regulated workers protected from termination
  
• Efforts underway to improve FDV leave takeup

• Inquiry's recommendation for paid menopause leave 'noted'
  
• Law firm takes action over "malicious" all-staff email
  
• Widespread dissatisfaction reported across workplace surveys

A new era in corporate leadership is no longer a nice-to-have, but critical for the survival of business, according to a specialist in transformational leadership theory.

With HR functions undergoing rapid tech-driven transformations, practitioners with data analytics skills and business partnering capabilities are in especially high demand, according to a new report on salaries and hiring trends.

Most new CHROs have come from outside the organisation, and those appointed internally are less likely to be promoted to the C-suite, according to a new report that lays blames on a lack of senior HR succession planning.

Investing in employees' wellbeing "isn't just about reducing sick days or improving morale", according to a new report on the financial benefits businesses can expect to achieve.

• Turnover rates stable, but workload tops reasons for attrition
  
• "Languishing" employees feel unproductive and disengaged
  
• Burnout and work stress among employees' biggest worries

It's a common mistake to call leaders a "team" when they function as a group, and the opportunity cost is significant, a behavioural scientist and leadership coach warns.

AI systems used for employment-related purposes should be classified as "high risk", and employers should specifically be banned from making HR decisions without human oversight, a parliamentary inquiry has recommended.

Employers should be preparing now for an exodus of tenured executives in the near future, an advisor to CHROs says.