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Westpac to cut hundreds of jobs

Banking giant Westpac has unveiled a new raft of job cuts, just days after one of its major rivals declared an axing that will impact thousands.

Business | By Daniel Croft • October 22 2026

Lawyer, foster care advocate claims unfair dismissal

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By Naomi Neilson • October 22 2026

Tasmania Legal Aid terminated a lawyer for conduct connected to her foster care advocacy.

Parent and caregiver discrimination is ‘rarely a single decision’

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By Amelia McNamara • October 22 2026

In the face of seemingly systemic barriers to workplace participation and gender equality, experts are urging employers to ...

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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

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

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Wellbeing

Your outplacement package is a psychosocial risk control measure. Can you prove it works?

If a safety inspector asked you to show that your last restructure was handled safely, what would you hand over? Most HR teams could find a consultation log and an invoice from an outplacement provider. Neither one answers the question being asked, which ...

By Career Money Life • October 21 2026

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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Tech

AI recruitment platform Bullhorn responding to cyber incident

The company has warned of social engineering attacks targeting customers as it moves to restore service in Australia, the UK, and the US.

By David Hollingworth • October 21 2026

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

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Law

Lawyer, foster care advocate claims unfair dismissal

Tasmania Legal Aid terminated a lawyer for conduct connected to her foster care advocacy.

By Naomi Neilson • October 21 2026

Law

Will digitisation solve Fair Work’s problems?

The significance of the Fair Work Commission’s move to online dismissal management for applications may be stronger than for others, with employers urged to review changes to proceedings and processes.

By Amelia McNamara • October 21 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

Westpac to cut hundreds of jobs

Banking giant Westpac has unveiled a new raft of job cuts, just days after one of its major rivals declared an axing that will impact thousands.

By Daniel Croft • October 22 2026

Business

Parent and caregiver discrimination is ‘rarely a single decision’

In the face of seemingly systemic barriers to workplace participation and gender equality, experts are urging employers to ensure policy actually operates as intended.

By Amelia McNamara • October 21 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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