The National Employment Standards (NES) provides a right for employees to request flexible working arrangements in certain circumstances. Want to know more about these changes? Join us on the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) National Webinar on Wednesday 12 July to hear us share practical tips and strategies employers can put in place to effectively respond to requests for flexible work. The webinar is FREE for AHRI members.

Making life transitions can be hard. You might be thinking of starting a business, making a career change or another type of big life change. We spoke with our Founder & Managing Director, Sarah Queenan to share some personal ‘mindset tips’ to help you make a courageous change in your life.

We know that the complexity of the environment that Human Resources (HR) practitioners operate in continues to elevate, making it essential for HR to possess strong technical skills and awareness of how workplace relations underpin the effective operation of the entire HR function. The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 has added further complexity to the operating environment HR must effectively navigate on behalf of organisations. From our work with some of the best in HR, here are some of the three key areas great HR teams are focusing on when it comes to workplace relations changes.

The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 represents one of the most significant changes to the Australian workplace relations landscape in over a decade.  One of the areas of reform has been introduced to prohibit pay secrecy.  Employees under these new provisions have an additional workplace right to share information or ask other employees about their pay and other terms and conditions of employment. 

The pandemic made HR an organisation’s most important asset, according to our Founder Sarah Queenan who wrote this article for HRM Online - the offical news site of the Australian HR Insitute. So what’s next for the people function?