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Worker wins compensation, unfair dismissal claim

An employee has won over $10,000 in compensation following his resignation, after five months of being paid just $5,000.

Law | By Carlos Tse • October 21 2026

County Court multiplies child employment penalty on appeal

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By Amelia McNamara • October 21 2026

An appeal by the Workforce Inspectorate Victoria against a $1,000 fine and an adjourned two-year good behaviour bond has seen ...

Regional employees’ mental health claims skyrocket

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By Amelia McNamara • October 21 2026

Rurally based employees are both disproportionately affected by and take longer to recover from mental health injuries – with ...

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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

NAB plans to axe 2.5k jobs

National Australia Bank (NAB) has confirmed that it will cut about 6 per cent of its entire workforce, equating to roughly 2,500 roles by the end of FY2026–27, including 1,500 by the end of the year.

By Daniel Croft • October 19 2026

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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

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Wellbeing

Regional employees’ mental health claims skyrocket

Rurally based employees are both disproportionately affected by and take longer to recover from mental health injuries – with employers being urged to reconsider how they support the approximately 3.27 million Australians within the national trend.

By Amelia McNamara • October 20 2026

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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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Tech

Workday unveils triple-pronged capability updates

New AI-powered capabilities within the Workday platform will allow employers to better design work for AI, make workforce and financial decisions concurrently, and see less friction for job candidates.

By Amelia McNamara • October 20 2026

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

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Law

Worker wins compensation, unfair dismissal claim

An employee has won over $10,000 in compensation following his resignation, after five months of being paid just $5,000.

By Carlos Tse • October 20 2026

Law

County Court multiplies child employment penalty on appeal

An appeal by the Workforce Inspectorate Victoria against a $1,000 fine and an adjourned two-year good behaviour bond has seen two businesses resentenced for offences under the Child Employment Act 2003 and fined an additional $9,650 and $2,850, ...

By Amelia McNamara • October 20 2026

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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

The case for the chief payroll officer

No Australian board sets out to underpay its staff, yet the country’s largest employers have repaid more than $1 billion in five years. The problem is structural, and it starts with payroll’s place on the org chart, writes Brooke Hedger.

By Brooke Hedger • October 20 2026

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

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Psychosocial safety: Fix the job, not just the policy

Efforts to meet psychosocial safety obligations are generating more surveys, policies and referrals, but the underlying hazards may lie in how jobs are designed. For organisations, the challenge is moving beyond docum...

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