Senior people and culture professionals from organisations including Atlassian, Newmont, The Human Collaborative and more have been on the move during the first quarter of 2026, alongside many others in HR-related roles.
Workplaces are full of well-intentioned leaders who are confused as to why "morale is low, collaboration is stalling, and trust is slipping through their fingers", not realising the gap that exists between their intentions and their impact, a leadership behaviour strategist says.
The Fair Work Commission has berated an employee, who continued to use AI tools to prepare his general protections claim after being warned his submissions were "incoherent" and misleading.
Many employers will be disappointed with the Fair Work Commission's decision to scrap some junior pay rates, but the broader implications of the ruling remain to be seen, a workplace lawyer says.
Despite an employee's efforts to cast an email he sent in a different light, a commission has found it wasn't about "wishing everyone a happy new year" but rather was "extremely inappropriate" and warranted his dismissal.
It was "extremely harsh" to dismiss a senior manager who was taking leave due to a psychological injury, after being falsely accused of financial mismanagement, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Psychosocial safety strategies shouldn't just focus on risks and hazards; it's equally important to promote the good and protective elements of work, to create truly thriving workplaces. Watch this webcast to learn a new way to approach employee mental health.
An employee who responded "what are you gonna do sack me", after being told not to text and drive, has won compensation for unfair dismissal in the Fair Work Commission.
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
