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Psychosocial hazards – building a high trust culture to protect your workforce
Over the past six months, I have had increasingly regular client conversations about psychosocial hazards. Broadly defined as any hazard with potential to cause psychological
Effective Performance Reviews
With the end of financial year approaching, employee performance reviews are in full swing for many organisations. Performance reviews have long been a feature in
Maintaining high performance in hybrid times
It goes without saying that hybrid work arrangements are here to stay, with many organisations embracing them, across various industries and sectors, where possible and
A new ball game
As discussed in our recent post Positive duty to prevent sexual harassment – what do employers need to do?, the upcoming changes to the Anti-Discrimination
The secret to successful workplace investigations
As Human Resources & Employee Relations consultants we often get called upon to conduct independent workplace investigations into allegations of misconduct, bullying, discrimination, or sexual
Positive duty to prevent sexual harassment – what do employers need to do?
There’s a new ballgame in town. The changes to the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill impose a positive duty on
FDV and the workplace – a conversation beyond leave
With the recent introduction of a bill to parliament, that if passed, will insert 10 days of paid family and domestic violence (FDV) leave into
Protecting your workforce in the new workplace dynamic
When COVID-19 mandated hybrid work to curb the deleterious effects of the pandemic, it also smashed through the notion that remote working was unsustainable. However,
Five tips for remote learning
Not so new… Remote learning is not new. Training students remotely is something the education sector has tinkered with for years, progressing from sending course
Balancing Act
It will be familiar rhetoric for many working parents, post pandemic in Australia, particularly in 2022, where we are all ‘learning’ to live with COVID-19.
Why consulting will be embedded in the future of HR
In 2022, the employment landscape has changed, with casual employment and rolling fixed term contracts under greater scrutiny, more organisations than ever are looking to
Improving team culture in a virtually working world
Over the last two years, the pandemic has undoubtedly changed the world of work. Our traditional notions of work and the workplace were fundamentally challenged.
How a pandemic is changing the way organisations offer employee benefits
Since COVID-19 started, many working families have had to grapple with home schooling. For the lucky ones, it may have lasted a few weeks, for
New HR consultancy business to focus on driving commercial outcomes
National HR consultancy business, Azuhr, has opened with offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. It is backed by Kingston Reid, Australia’s largest national specialist workplace
Will the IR Omnibus drive us towards better workplaces?
Today, the Morrison Government has introduced the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 into the House of Representatives. Attorney-General and
Mandating vaccines for employees
A Contentious COVID-19 Vaccine Almost a year after Australia’s first confirmed case of COVID-19, the nation is well on its way to delivering a vaccine
