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Football Australia's 'toxic' workplace culture sparks restructure

Football Australia's 'toxic' workplace culture sparks restructure

An anonymous staff survey found widespread psychological safety concerns, with the national body cutting 20% of its workforce ahead of major losses

Cosmetic clinic loses court bid to block doctor who opened rival practice

A weak restraint clause and a four-month delay handed CCM a costly defeat

Cosmetic clinic loses court bid to block doctor who opened rival practice

Mine operator pays $3.5M for labour hire worker's underground injury

The driver worked for a labour hire firm - so why did the mine pay?

Mine operator pays $3.5M for labour hire worker's underground injury

Leave-citing demotion email backfires as Fair Work case heads to trial

Manager lost the reinstatement battle - but his boss's leave email handed him the war

Leave-citing demotion email backfires as Fair Work case heads to trial

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Why HR keeps ending up back at the drawing board

Why HR keeps ending up back at the drawing board

HR and IT treat integration as tech work, leaving a costly gap in ownership and governance

Employment Law

McDonald's break dispute puts franchise compliance under court scrutiny

McDonald's break dispute puts franchise compliance under court scrutiny

More than 100 witnesses are scheduled to testify

Google engineer charged over insider trading on prediction market

Google engineer charged over insider trading on prediction market

A software engineer used confidential workplace data to bet $2.7m on Polymarket – and it's a warning for every HR and compliance team

Executive Insights

The 'great flattening' is costing more than organisations bargained for

As organisations strip out middle management layers, Deputy's Star Levandowski warns the efficiency gains may come at a steep human price

Why HR must lead AI adoption to make technology actually work

Two senior HR leaders on using people-centred design to drive AI adoption, workforce planning, and employee experience

Manly CEO Jason King on the leadership lessons sport and business share

A premiership-winning footballer turned CEO and a global talent leader reveal why performance is about environment, not just talent

Why HR leaders need to stop reporting data and start reading it

Property Council of Australia’s HR lead says the real power of people analytics isn't in the numbers – it's in what they tell you

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