New legislation that aims to provide protection from "modern workplace pressures" is being criticised for ignoring the root cause of issues and undermining national approaches to work health and safety.
In the wake of substantial reforms to workplace legislation and regulation, employers now face heightened focus on compliance. Watch this webcast to ensure you're across the most critical areas requiring HR's attention, and which practical steps to take next.
In the space of a year, "holdouts" expecting full-time office returns have become the minority, but a workplace futurist is warning employers to prepare for much greater narrowing of their discretion around flexibility.
Encouraging employees to use AI without teaching them how to do so properly won't just compromise the development of new skills, but will cause existing skills to atrophy, a workplace thought leader warns.
The High Court's important ruling on redeployment obligations makes it even more crucial for HR practitioners to understand how AI might displace roles in their organisation, a conference heard yesterday.
Employees' anxiety about losing their jobs to artificial intelligence tools might be misplaced, but employers still have to recognise this fear is a legitimate barrier to successful AI adoption, experts warn HR leaders.
Candidate fraud is a major issue facing employers and can lead to huge reputational, safety, legal and financial damage, but "nobody is talking about it", a talent specialist warns. Also in this article: how to spot and deal with suspicious candidates during interviews.
The speed and scale of change being driven by AI mean it's not "just another" transformation like the industrial revolution or the internet, says an expert who expects it to widen the gaps between employees' performance.
Workplace neurotechnology, including wearable fatigue-tracking and monitoring devices, should be prohibited except in the most serious, high-risk safety scenarios, a new report says.
All employers should consider putting in place a workplace s-xual harassment prevention plan, even though such plans are only expressly prescribed in one jurisdiction, according to a risk management expert.
Recent events have shone a spotlight on whistleblowing, placing employers firmly on notice that their response to a protected disclosure could be subject to intense scrutiny. Watch this webcast to understand the role HR plays in this challenging space.
