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Oct 31 2025
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Global behemoth Amazon is set to reduce its headcount worldwide by approximately 14,000, creating “fewer layers” at a time of rapid tech...
Oct 31 2025
‘Lazy motherf--ker’: Dental technician loses misconduct appeal after calling co-workers vile nicknames
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Oct 31 2025
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Research has found that 8.3 million Aussies have chucked a sickie in the past year, costing employers $3.4 billion in lost productivity.
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Oct 31 2025
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Building a fear-free workplace is a strategic imperative. Cultures built on trust and transparency don’t just retain people; they elevate ...
Oct 30 2025
Striking prison staff ordered to get back to work
NSW prison officers who walked off the job to protest a magistrate’s recent sentencing decision were ordered to return to work after an ur...
Oct 30 2025
Court finds EY partner’s sacking over bar fight ‘reasonable’
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Oct 30 2025
Bill to ban NDAs ‘marks a shift’ in sexual harassment cases
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Oct 30 2025
Don’t replace junior staff with AI, accounting body warns
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AI isn’t replacing graduates, it’s fast-tracking them
The challenge for HR leaders isn’t to protect old jobs, but to build new, more meaningful pathways for talent, writes Anna Volkova.
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