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Sick of the chronic complainer? Here’s how to fix their behaviour
Chronic complainers lower team morale and can be a drain on your brain, but we need to treat them with kindness and compassion if we want them to quit whining.
Cognitive impacts of remote work: what is it doing to our brains?
In part two of HRM’s long-term impacts of COVID-19 series, we look into how remote work is having some worrying impacts on our cognitive functioning.
Vicarious trauma: the new public health epidemic?
COVID-19 has led to a spike in rates of vicarious trauma. How can HR step in to curb this problem?
Has your use of abbreviations at work gone into overdrive?
They’re a quick and easy tool for communication, but overusing abbreviations at work might mean your message isn’t being heard.
Do unblemished records help or hinder an employee’s dismissal case?
Two separate cases involving the dismissal of employees with near unblemished records recently came to light. In both instances, the FWC found the process for dismissal was unjust.
Appearance bias: four ludicrous ways looks can affect your career progression
We’re calling it the Ariel Effect: if you’re tall, thin and attractive with red hair, your career prospects look promising. Read on to find out how appearance bias can play out in the workplace.
Employing older workers: is someone in their 50s really considered ‘old’?
The age at which we consider someone an ‘older worker’ is getting younger, reveals new research by AHRI and AHRC.
Smashing expectations: Lois Frankel on empowering working women
This executive coach thinks working women are making a huge mistake by continuing to work remotely.
“I had three CEOs on the phone to me crying”: Leaders’ mental health needs urgent attention
CEOs often feel pressure to ‘have it all together’. But research indicates that's not always the case.
Glaring gap in the government’s Respect@Work response
This workplace health and safety expert is “less than impressed” with the government’s efforts to tackle workplace sexual harassment in response to the Respect@Work report.