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Chief payroll officer: why payroll deserves a seat in the C-suite

Chief payroll officer: why payroll deserves a seat in the C-suite

Payroll compliance failures keep landing on payroll teams, but a former Deloitte director says accountability belongs at the top table

To employers: menopause support must outlast awareness month

Meaningful support for women going through menopause should also be introduced at work

To employers: menopause support must outlast awareness month

Anonymous tip-offs to FWO hit record high in 2025-26

Recovered back-pay also reached $453 million in the last financial year

Anonymous tip-offs to FWO hit record high in 2025-26

Are your office tools making work harder for employees?

New report shows the impact of hardware on employee wellbeing

Are your office tools making work harder for employees?

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Payroll go-live, we have a problem

Payroll go-live, we have a problem

Technology failures start in decisions about readiness, training and unintentional changes

Transformation

An ANU study of China's officials has a warning for Australian workplaces

An ANU study of China's officials has a warning for Australian workplaces

Canberra research on "formalism" shows what happens when scrutiny outruns trust, as psychosocial and digital-work laws tighten at home

2027 workforce predictions: AI fatigue and an empty leadership bench

2027 workforce predictions: AI fatigue and an empty leadership bench

Two experts say HR leaders will demand proof from AI vendors and rethink hiring as entry-level roles vanish

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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

AI and human judgement: where HR leaders should draw the line

Compliance-heavy tasks like contracts and award interpretation still need people, say HR experts

Lecturer sues HR publication over FWC article - and loses on every count

He pleaded 12 defamatory meanings. The court found almost none were conveyed

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