Emily Douglas

Emily Douglas

Human Resources Director australia

Emily Douglas

Content Specialist

8+ years at Key Media44,192 Total views on Human Resources Director in 2025

Emily's specialty topics

Employment law Payroll and HR technology Mental health at work LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion

Emily has written on HR, people management, employment law, and workplace technology since 2015. She has been with Key Media since 2017, in roles from Editor, Managing Editor and Content Specialist across all verticals

Emily studied Classics, Classical Studies and Ancient History at University College London. She also studied Medieval History, French and Classical Philosophy at the University of Geneva.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“The best HR stories are the ones where a policy actually changes someone's day-to-day experience at work. That's what I look for, whether it's a new payroll system or a shift in how a company supports its people.”

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Benefits and Pensions Monitor · Mortgage Introducer

Featured content from Emily

'Lego blocks' of payroll practice Forget gut instinct: Rippling proves HR's power is in the data Rippling slashes 30 hours of admin work a week: 'It builds a lot of trust in the payroll process'

Previous experience

  • Key Media — Managing Editor
  • Key Media — News Editor
  • Business Grapevine — Online Editor
  • HR Grapevine / Recruitment Grapevine — Staff Writer

Read the latest stories by Emily

How to secure investment for workforce modernisation in 2026

Learn how to build a clear business case, align stakeholders, and secure approval for HR technology investment

How to secure investment for workforce modernisation in 2026

Forget ‘upskilling’ - ‘unlearning’ is the new leadership trend for 2026

There’s two ingredients needed for unlearning - EEK and AWE

Forget ‘upskilling’ - ‘unlearning’ is the new leadership trend for 2026

The double shift dilemma: Why working parents are reaching breaking point

53% of working parents are ending the workday mentally and physically exhausted

The double shift dilemma: Why working parents are reaching breaking point

90% of CPOs say real-time skills visibility is critical in 2026

A new solution for companies to develop and engage their internal talent

90% of CPOs say real-time skills visibility is critical in 2026

LinkedIn hack to hiring faster: Hiring Assistant supercharges recruiting

72% of TA professionals believe AI will fundamentally change how companies hire

LinkedIn hack to hiring faster: Hiring Assistant supercharges recruiting

Workers are drowning financially: 41% of Australians face constant stress

'Financial counselling is so undervalued'

Workers are drowning financially: 41% of Australians face constant stress

Productivity down, burn-out up - can HR digitise its way out?

Australian workers are at breaking point, but HR leaders are leveraging technology to flip the script

Productivity down, burn-out up - can HR digitise its way out?

Novated leasing: Financial literacy under the microscope

Transport accounts for 14% of total household spending in Australia

Novated leasing: Financial literacy under the microscope

The $8.5K secret employees are missing: A solution to Australia's cost of living crisis?

'We believe that 70% of the workforce are being left behind'

The $8.5K secret employees are missing: A solution to Australia's cost of living crisis?

'It's basically a pay rise' with zero cost to employers

New tech-driven perk set to revolutionize the Australian benefits landscape

'It's basically a pay rise' with zero cost to employers

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Culture, engagement and trust: measuring the ‘invisible’ costs

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