Striking the right balance between business needs, legal obligations and employee welfare is key when handling a flexible work request. Use these tips to ensure your approach is fair and compliant.

Adaptive intelligence empowers HR to approach uncertainty with confidence and creativity. But how can practitioners cultivate this essential capability – both in themselves and their teams?

A recent FWC case highlights the fine line between dismissing a casual employee and the employment relationship coming to a natural end.

A recent report has revealed the top challenges currently weighing on leaders’ minds, from digital transformation to cost controls in an inflationary environment. Experts unpack the role of HR in responding to these challenges.

A digital-first wellbeing strategy can help frontline employees engage with resources on their own terms, whether it’s mental health support, financial guidance or physical health tools.

A dance instructor was awarded nearly $25,000 in compensation after his unfair dismissal for refusing to take out the rubbish between shifts. The FWC’s considerations in this case, including the employee’s visa status and his resignation in the heat of the moment, carry important lessons for HR.

What happens when mental health issues intersect with allegations of misconduct? Here’s how HR can tackle the challenge of balancing empathy with procedural fairness.

Implementing High-Performance Work Systems helps HR create the conditions for employees and workplaces to perform at their best, new research shows.

Businesses are often swept up by the promise of transformative technologies, yet many fail to live up to the hype. From robot colleagues to meetings in the metaverse, here are four tech trends that fizzled out, and how HR can distinguish a passing fad from a genuine breakthrough.

With the end of the year in sight, join HRM as we look back on some of the weirdest and wildest workplace events of 2024.