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Differentiating HR approaches according to the value of roles within an organisation can lead to perceptions of unfairness and increase turnover, new research shows.

Employers are using labour hire arrangements to keep wages down, rather than for flexibility, a Parliamentary committee has warned in recommending extending direct employee rights to on-hire workers. Meanwhile, nearly two-thirds of people leave their job because of poor leadership, an increasing number of employers are taking an unusual approach to engaging parents, and more.

A combination of gender and cultural biases is "amplifying" career progression obstacles for culturally-diverse female leaders, according to new research.

HR managers have an extended role to play in digital workforce transformation, but must first master new skills and tasks, a strategic workplace planning expert says. Meanwhile, Aldi has failed to prove to a court that publicising an industrial dispute will damage its employer brand; artificial intelligence is set to shake up recruitment in three ways; and more.

Employees' expectations of leaders have "radically changed", with new research revealing current leaders perform poorly in the areas their people care most about.

To be effective, today's leaders need to be more focused on leading themselves, according to business psychologist Sebastian Salicru.

It is becoming more common for businesses to cut senior executives' pay as a form of disciplinary action or to publicly take responsibility for perceived corporate wrongdoing, a workplace lawyer says.

A report on the Australian Olympic Committee's HR practices has highlighted a mismatch with its stated values, with staff members characterising the former culture as "toxic".

The factors that attract HR professionals to a new role differ significantly in some important ways from those of the candidates they're hoping to employ, research shows. Meanwhile, data tells a new story about increases in part-time work, Australian employers' hiring enthusiasm still hasn't recovered post-GFC, and more.