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University successfully appeals internal preferential recruitment ...

The full bench of the Fair Work Commission has granted the University of Melbourne permission to appeal an earlier decision that ordered the institution to prioritise internal staff in recruitment for new positions.

Law | By Amelia McNamara • October 20 2026

Employer loses ‘independent contractor' claim, incurs $17k in SGC

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By Carlos Tse • October 20 2026

An employer has failed to dodge nearly $20,000 in SGC after the Administrative Review Tribunal affirmed a worker’s employee ...

FWC’s AI Guidance Note – a step in which direction?

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By Amelia McNamara • October 20 2026

Stronger AI requirements in the Australian workplace dispute tribunal have experts questioning how they will affect those ...

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Events

The National Mental Health & Wellbeing at Work Show

The National Mental Health & Wellbeing at Work Show is a free-to-attend national exhibition and conference, created in response to a growing and urgent need across Australian workplaces to have...

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People

Supporting workers who care for ageing parents

Given Australia’s ageing population, it is high time that employers think more seriously about how best to manage workers who have carer responsibilities for elderly family members – and move beyond thinking of such responsibilities as confined to caring ...

By Jerome Doraisamy • October 19 2026

People

Grant Thornton Australia confirms EA job cuts, offshoring

The mid-tier firm has confirmed that it will make a “small number” of job losses while establishing a partnership with a Philippine labour vendor to potentially offshore executive assistant roles.

By Carlos Tse • October 18 2026

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Wellbeing

Saving your lunch break for the end of the day? Here’s what HR has to say

Amid an ongoing burnout, wellbeing and mental health crisis among the working population, a niche yet alarming practice has employers questioning the legality and health ramifications, as well as their own obligations.

By Amelia McNamara • October 14 2026

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The workplace wellbeing event that goes beyond the conference room

From therapy dogs to a Darling Harbour fun run, the Mental Health & Wellbeing at Work Show is building a different kind of event experience.

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Tech

Where does AI fit into the future of payroll?

The recently held Australian Payroll Summit explores how employers can achieve AI actualisation, build frameworks for everyday AI use, and keep safe governance at the centre of operations.

By Amelia McNamara • October 18 2026

Tech

AI of the tiger: Banks, big tech face off over AI talent

New research has shown that banks are competing with big tech and AI firms over AI-capable workers.

By Daniel Croft • October 13 2026

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Law

University successfully appeals internal preferential recruitment order

By Amelia McNamara • October 19 2026

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Employer loses ‘independent contractor' claim, incurs $17k in SGC

An employer has failed to dodge nearly $20,000 in SGC after the Administrative Review Tribunal affirmed a worker’s employee status for the purpose of superannuation guarantee owing.

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Learning

Psychological safety is enabled by manager capability

Awareness and compliance training are only part of the solution, writes Sleiman Abou-Hamdan.

By Sleiman Abou-Hamdan • October 18 2026

Learning

5 attention-management techniques that transform the way you work

Attention is one of an organisation’s most valuable resources. Almost nothing of consequence happens without it. Yet most organisations don’t manage attention – or even think of it as a resource to be managed – with anything like the discipline they apply ...

By Adam Williams • October 15 2026

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Business

Payday Super has turned onboarding into an HR problem – and most HR leaders haven’t noticed yet

HR has spent the past decade redesigning the employee experience around the moments that matter. Under Payday Super, the moment a new employee nominates their superannuation fund to ensure they are paid correctly on the first pay run has quietly become ...

By Ben Styles • October 19 2026

Business

The ‘missing middle’ of the female talent pipeline

Women are leaving management at disproportionate rates, according to recent Workplace Gender Equality Agency findings, with employers being urged to replace traditional promotion sentiment with more contemporary considerations.

By Amelia McNamara • October 19 2026

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