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Safe Work Australia releases new guide for risks of slips, trips and falls

New guide supports employers in identifying hazards, managing risks and creating safer workplaces

'Getting disappeared': the silent firing trend terrifying staff

When colleagues vanish without explanation, staff learn silence is safer, and psychological safety erodes across the whole workforce

'Positive Feeling of Actual Apprehension': Court defines the threshold for reporting work

When must employers report suspected sexual assault incidents under workplace safety laws?

Codes of conduct alone won't protect you, Swans scandal shows

HR and legal experts explain how positive duty and procedural fairness collide during live investigations like the Swans case

Underpayments to AI: takeaways from Employment Law Masterclass 2026

Underpayments, psychosocial hazards, AI litigation and more – experts share what HR teams need to act on now

Sydney Swans bans test employers' positive duty obligations

Five Sydney Swans players face season-ending sanctions, offering employers a real-world test of acting during live investigations

Is AI raising the bar on your WHS obligations?

Could you be required to implement AI to meet existing WHS duties?

Psychosocial risk tool axed as employers face jail and $2m fines

With the People at Work survey closing in October, HR leaders now carry personal accountability for psychosocial risk failures

How Aussie Broadband balances culture with rising regulatory scrutiny

Aussie Broadband's CPO explains how the company protects its founder-led culture as telco compliance and scam-prevention obligations intensify

Frontline shift pressure is driving ANZ workers to consider quitting

New Dayforce research links rostering complexity to burnout and turnover risk across frontline teams in Australia and New Zealand