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Not-for-profit HR vs corporate: leaders on what really differs

Not-for-profit HR vs corporate: leaders on what really differs

A purpose-driven workforce lifts engagement, but leaner budgets and heavier emotional loads change how HR operates, say two sector leaders

Fixed-term contract limits squeeze visa sponsorship, research warns

New research finds Fair Work Act and Migration Act reforms still pull in different directions for employers of temporary visa holders

Fixed-term contract limits squeeze visa sponsorship, research warns

Worker discloses disability mid-performance review - employer fires her anyway

The employer asked for medical evidence. She never provided it

Worker discloses disability mid-performance review - employer fires her anyway

Woodside Energy to cut over 500 roles from global workforce

Workforce reduction part of annual structural cost reductions from 2028

Woodside Energy to cut over 500 roles from global workforce

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The deferred Australian dream - how HR can close the gap

The deferred Australian dream - how HR can close the gap

New research shows where financial strain sits and which benefits can help bring goals back into view

Transformation

AI's productivity payoff is real but narrow. The bigger jobs test may come with the next downturn

AI's productivity payoff is real but narrow. The bigger jobs test may come with the next downturn

Output per worker is climbing fast in a few AI-heavy U.S. industries while their payrolls shrink. Goldman Sachs research suggests the wider shakeout tends to wait for a recession

Bank job cuts: why Australia’s lenders keep reaching for the axe

Bank job cuts: why Australia’s lenders keep reaching for the axe

Experts warn Australian banks are losing institutional knowledge and trust as restructures outpace strategic workforce planning

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From Skill to Strategy: Embedding Storytelling at Scale

From Skill to Strategy: Embedding Storytelling at Scale

By moving beyond metrics, one organisation discovered the stories that truly drive customer behaviour

Employment Law

Worker's 2,936-page filing fails to revive dismissed unfair dismissal claim

He missed two deadlines, then filed nearly 3,000 pages to save his case

Christmas party kick-ons: where employer duty of care ends

A Fair Work Commission ruling and an employment lawyer's advice show how far out-of-hours conduct rules reach beyond the party

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