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Kate Neilson

Kate Neilson has previous experience working in the media unit for the NSW Department of Finance, Services and Innovation and as the editor of a financial services publication. In her spare time, she likes to write lifestyle content. She feels awkward writing about herself in the third person.

Most recent articles

The downside of a generation of flexible workers

November 23, 2020

Everyone says 2020 has seen the world’s largest work-from-home experiment. As is the case with all experiments, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose.

Your employees could be growing to resent their jobs – this research explains why

November 19, 2020

When you pay employees based on the hours they've worked, it can lead them to put in less effort, new research finds.

How to combat attention residue

November 10, 2020

When you try and weave smaller tasks into your day, you're setting yourself up for a bad case of 'attention residue'.

250,000 McDonald’s staff potentially denied break time

November 4, 2020

Would you like a class action with that? McDonald's franchisees in hot water after allegations employees were denied the 10-minute paid breaks they're entitled to.

Work frictions, passion fatigue and the new world of work

October 28, 2020

Employees aren't holding you back from being agile, but your work design strategies could be.

‘Avocado leaders’: what are they? And why your organisation needs them

October 27, 2020

Research from Macquarie University Business School unpacks the new, COVID-inspired workplace leader.

HR’s role in a business-led economic recovery

October 23, 2020

The JobMaker scheme and FBT exemptions will play an important role in getting the Australian economy back on track. But HR needs to be at the forefront of these initiatives for them to have an impact.

Third-party driver pays $45,000 for sexual harassment claims

October 19, 2020

What happens when an employee is sexually harassed by someone who doesn't even work for their company?

HR’s influence is growing due to COVID-19, says new AHRI research

October 12, 2020

However, many HR professionals don't feel prepared to tackle the challenges of 2021 and beyond.

The long haul: a decade-long plan for change

October 8, 2020

You can’t change an organisation’s workforce and culture overnight. It takes years of dedication, as this HR practitioner knows.

More on HRM

Making ‘boomerang employees’ part of your hiring practice

26 November, 2020 6 minute read

Unpaid overtime at home fuels underpayment claim fears

25 November, 2020 4 minute read

Employee wellbeing

Employers’ role in addressing Australia’s $220 billion mental health issue

24 November, 2020 4 minute read

Director Industrial Relations

Kate Neilson

Kate Neilson has previous experience working in the media unit for the NSW Department of Finance, Services and Innovation and as the editor of a financial services publication. In her spare time, she likes to write lifestyle content. She feels awkward writing about herself in the third person.

Most recent articles

The downside of a generation of flexible workers

November 23, 2020

Everyone says 2020 has seen the world’s largest work-from-home experiment. As is the case with all experiments, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose.

Your employees could be growing to resent their jobs – this research explains why

November 19, 2020

When you pay employees based on the hours they've worked, it can lead them to put in less effort, new research finds.

How to combat attention residue

November 10, 2020

When you try and weave smaller tasks into your day, you're setting yourself up for a bad case of 'attention residue'.

250,000 McDonald’s staff potentially denied break time

November 4, 2020

Would you like a class action with that? McDonald's franchisees in hot water after allegations employees were denied the 10-minute paid breaks they're entitled to.

Work frictions, passion fatigue and the new world of work

October 28, 2020

Employees aren't holding you back from being agile, but your work design strategies could be.

‘Avocado leaders’: what are they? And why your organisation needs them

October 27, 2020

Research from Macquarie University Business School unpacks the new, COVID-inspired workplace leader.

HR’s role in a business-led economic recovery

October 23, 2020

The JobMaker scheme and FBT exemptions will play an important role in getting the Australian economy back on track. But HR needs to be at the forefront of these initiatives for them to have an impact.

Third-party driver pays $45,000 for sexual harassment claims

October 19, 2020

What happens when an employee is sexually harassed by someone who doesn't even work for their company?

HR’s influence is growing due to COVID-19, says new AHRI research

October 12, 2020

However, many HR professionals don't feel prepared to tackle the challenges of 2021 and beyond.

The long haul: a decade-long plan for change

October 8, 2020

You can’t change an organisation’s workforce and culture overnight. It takes years of dedication, as this HR practitioner knows.

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Director Industrial Relations