Candidate fit, especially in high-risk roles, is an area where many employers are overlooking ways to improve their workplace psychosocial safety, according to a wellbeing program specialist.
Discussing a polyamorous lifestyle wasn't in itself a valid reason to sack an employee, however his conversations went beyond that, the Fair Work Commission has noted in upholding his dismissal.
The solution to "survey fatigue" isn't fewer surveys, but rather ensuring surveys are relevant, and convincing employees their feedback will be heard and acted on, an EX scientist says.
Claiming to seek a flexible work arrangement due to a child's needs was "somewhat misleading", the Fair Work Commission has commented, in dismissing an employee's dispute over a rejected request.
One in three Australian workers (33%) report having experienced workplace sexual harassment in the past five years. Meanwhile, a new jurisdiction to resolve bullying and harassment disputes is also the first to allow for damages orders.
CEOs are expecting AI to help organisations achieve new efficiencies in 2026, and it will, but HR leaders should be priming them to anticipate inefficiency first, a Gartner director warns.
Employees feel more rewarded for their work when they can perform at their best, and that requires a return to strengths-based development, according to an expert in human flourishing.
The Fair Work Commission has stayed the reinstatement of an employee whose dismissal was unfair, while downplaying the employer's concerns about his potential impact on others in the workplace.
Flagging productivity levels are not just an operational challenge, but a wellbeing issue, a business transformation specialist says. Meanwhile, many work tasks are regarded as "illegitimate" and resented by employees, but they can be reframed as opportunities for growth.
Most HR interventions fail to challenge the "deep-rooted organisational norm" of neuronormativity, but HR can be a catalyst for systemic transformation, researchers say.
