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To prevent the corrosive effects of employee change fatigue, employers must ensure two key components of psychological safety are embedded in the workplace culture, an expert says.

Remote work can facilitate "functional" presenteeism, because it's easier to work while ill when at home, but it could favour dysfunctional presenteeism too, researchers warn.

To avoid exhaustion and remain effective in their roles, leaders need to prioritise self-care and avoid playing the "solo show", says a workplace researcher.

For every $1 men earn in Australia, women earn 78 cents, equating to a gender pay gap of 21.7% – the lowest on record, according to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

The mental health of Australian workers has improved modestly in the past quarter, but the Telus Mental Health Index is still hovering at a pandemic-era low of 63.2, up 0.4 points since April.

High-performing leaders tend to share five behaviours, which can be cultivated through "habit stacking" to unlock new levels of success, leadership authors say.

• New Respect@Work Bill aims to remove litigation barrier
  
• Whistleblower reforms open for consultation
  
• Part-time workers face a "promotion cliff"

Enabling employees to report workplace s-xual harassment anonymously can alert employers to "hot spots" and high-risk situations that might otherwise go unnoticed, according to a new report that offers eight best-practice tips.

Training leaders to better support the mental health of their teams is one of the most effective steps an organisation can take to mitigate psychosocial risk, a researcher says.

"AI-powered recruitment is a double-edged sword when it comes to workforce diversity," according to a new report that explains how to reduce bias while embracing AI tools.