Refusing annual leave is sometimes necessary, but it can also raise difficult questions about fairness and compliance. Here are five factors that could impact whether a refusal is considered reasonable.

Port Macquarie Hastings Council responded to workforce challenges by inviting employees to help shape the wellbeing solutions they needed most, and the results speak for themselves.

The Department of Defence’s JOURNEY program uses adaptive leadership theory to help leaders respond to complexity and influence across boundaries. Its Assistant Secretary of Defence Learning outlines the approach he and his team took.

An employee was recently awarded $33,000 after the FWC found his mental health struggles meant his resignation was not voluntary. Here’s how employers can recognise when they shouldn't take a resignation at face value. 

AHRI’s latest Quarterly Work Outlook reveals that while AI adoption is nearly universal and delivering clear productivity gains, many organisations lack the policies, capability and strategy needed to harness it responsibly. 

With more than half of Australian workers ‘quiet cracking’, two HR leaders reveal how they’re addressing this hidden disengagement through transparency, behavioural shifts and cultures of psychosocial safety.

A recent FWC case has drawn attention to the legal complications that can arise when an employer discovers one of their workers is looking for another job.

New research reveals a subtle form of disengagement has taken hold of Australia’s workforce, where employees appear fine on the surface while unravelling underneath. But how can HR spot the signs of quiet cracking when performance still looks strong?

More than 9 in 10 employees experience regular workplace friction, finds a recent report, with factors like technology and change creating hidden obstacles to performance and morale. Use these tips to tackle friction at its source.

Feedback is a cornerstone of growth, but for many leaders, it’s also a blind spot. These strategies can help leaders develop the self-awareness and curiosity needed to take constructive feedback in their stride.