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What IKEA’s AI Rollout Can Teach Australian SMEs About Outsourcing (And Why Most Businesses Get It Wrong)
Victoria’s WFH Law Just Got Shelved. We Told You This Was Coming.
She Waited Two Years to Be Sacked. The Tribunal Said That Was Fine.
When Your Unfair Dismissal Case Becomes Someone Else’s Ad Campaign
Why People Suck in Your Business (Truthbomb: It’s Probably More Related to You Than You Think.)
The Government “Fixed” AI Litigation. It Didn’t Fix the Problem.
Meet “The Enforcer”: The Tassie Bottle-O Worker Who Beat Fair Work and Won
Why Training Your Leaders Is the Highest Leverage Move You Can Make
92 Absences and Counting: What Clark v Woolworths Means for Managing Long-Term Absenteeism
Talent Is Overrated: Why the Best Teams Have a No Dickheads Policy
When Cashflow Gets Tight, Is Redundancy Really Your Only Option?
Nepotism, Succession and the Mamamia Meltdown: What Every Business Owner Should Take From It
Jacinta Allan Has Resigned. Here’s What Four Months of Instability Means for Your Business
Why Being “Evasive” With Your Employer Can Cost You Your Job
Why does the Fair Work Court plan worry small business owners?
NSW Just Passed a Law on AI at Work. Here’s What Your Business Needs to Know.
The $100k Ice Cream Sacking: What SME Employers Should Take From It
Victoria’s WFH law is already under fire, and it hasn’t even started
Valid Reason Isn’t Enough: What SC Hydro’s Unfair Dismissal Loss Teaches SME Employers
Bullying Outside Work: Three Myths That Still Catch Employers Out
Being Nice Is Not a Performance Metric
Are Labor’s IR Laws Actually Hurting Productivity? Here’s What SMEs Need to Know
If G8 Education Can Get IFAs Wrong, So Can You
They Warned Him. Then They Fired Him for Something Else. Here’s Why That’s a Problem.
‘End of Assignment’ Is Not a Get Out of Jail Free Card
The CFMEU Had a Wish List. The Albanese Government Is Ticking It Off.
Your Employees Signed Restraint Clauses. But Are They Actually Worth the Paper They’re Written On?
How BlueScope Won an Adverse Action Claim (And What Every Employer Can Learn)
Prison. $7.8 Million Fines. Zero Prosecutions. Are Australia’s Wage Theft Laws All Bark and No Bite?
An employee had an eight-ball-a-day coke habit. He Still Won $30k from the Fair Work Commission.
Fair Work Act Changes 2026: Will They Actually Stop Employees Trying Their Luck?
Stop treating performance reviews like a tax return
Want to Reduce Staff Turnover? Stop Blaming the Pay Packet.
Your Employees Are One Post Away From Making Headlines. Are You Ready?
Flexible Work Requests: The Biggest Risk For Employers Isn’t The Work From Home Bill
When the FWC Won’t Stop a Strike: What the Inpex Case Means for Employers
Can You Refuse a Flexible Work Request from an Employee Over 55?
Can You Actually Sack Someone in Australia? Here’s the Reality
Labor’s Flip-Flop Budget Is Exhausting Australian Business Owners. Enough Is Enough.
Victoria’s New Work From Home Laws
“I’m out of here.” When storming off actually ends your job
Are you actually a small business? The headcount question that can kill a claim.
The algorithm sacked him. The Commission sent Uber the bill.
He threatened violence and punched a whiteboard. The employer still lost.
What Does an HR Consultant Actually Do? A Plain-English Guide for Australian Business Owners
SCHADS Award Sleepover Changes: What You Need to Know Before the Rules Catch You Out
Two Different Laws. One Very Confused HR Team.
The CFMEU Saga Has a New Chapter. Here’s What Employers Need to Take From It.
4.75% Wage Increase: What Every Australian Business Needs to Do Before 1 July
She Was Fired While Sitting in the Mediation Session
Dismissed on Probation? That Doesn’t Mean No Claim.
If you employ health professionals, your pay rates are changing on 1 October. Here is what to do now.
Your Pty Ltd Isn’t Just a Shell. The Fair Work Commission Just Proved It.
He Said ‘I Quit’… But Was It Really a Resignation?
The CGT Changes, in Plain English: What SMEs Need to Know (And Why Your Team Should Hear It From You)
The Snapchat message that landed a builder in the Federal Court
Your Business Just Got Hacked. Now What Happens to Your People?
When Is It Time to Outsource HR? 5 Signs Your Australian Business Has Outgrown DIY People Management
They kept their top salesperson for four years. Here’s what it actually cost them.
A Porcupine in the Shower, a CEO on a Drip. Welcome to the $500k Corporate Retreat From Hell.
Can You Fire Someone for Looking for Another Job? A Lot of Employers Think the Answer Is Yes.
Imagine Getting Fired for Grieving. Spoiler: Fair Work Was Not Impressed.
Skip the process and pay the price.
Can You Dismiss Someone for Using Their Phone Too Much at Work?
The Fair Work Commission Just Reached Into Your Supply Chain. Here’s What You Need to Do About It.
The ATO Just Shut Down a Big WFH Tax Claim. Here’s What Employers Need to Know.
When does a resignation become a dismissal?
The Fuel Crisis – What You Can Do Now
Victoria’s Work From Home Law 2026: What Employers Must Do Before September
When “ghosting” your job gets tested in the Fair Work Commission
AI-Generated Unfair Dismissal Claims Are Exploding And the Fair Work Commission Is Feeling It
Payday Super 2026: Yes, It’s Happening. No, You Can’t Ignore It.
How HR Turned a Straightforward Redundancy into an Unfair Dismissal
How Australian SMEs Can Stay Ahead in Workforce Planning Game?
Avoiding Legal Risk: How to Handle Termination of Employment
Captain Sandy’s guide to supporting employees in crisis
Want to handle redundancies well? Start by being a human.
5 Stages of Redundancy Explained: A Practical Guide
HR’s Last-Minute Christmas Survival Guide (No, You’re Not Too Late)
Pay Up or Lawyer Up? What Bosses Need to Know About Final Pay Timing in 2025
The Leadership Advantage of Being a “Crier”
Can Employers Refuse Flexible Work? The FWC Says Yes, Here’s What You Need to Know
New FWC Reforms Offer a Glimmer of Hope
Authenticity Over Aesthetics: How to Build an Employer Brand People Actually Care About
Is Your Business Ready? Victoria’s New Psychosocial Hazards Start 1st December
Mental Health First Aid: Protect Your Small Business Under Victoria’s New Laws
Annualised salaries under fire: the Woolies & Coles wake up call
Artificial Intelligence is Surging Ahead – Why is Australia Left Behind?
Qantas gets slammed again
Is this the end of “All-in Pay”?
Hiring offshore? You might be breaking the law (without knowing it)
Fair Work draws the line: Work From Home requests must be justified
Why Gen Z is Collecting Ugly-Cute Toys
We need to investigate- How to perform a workplace investigation
Parental leave just got a major upgrade (finally, something worth clapping for)
A cautionary tale – Do not burn that bridge
Why the world needs more Craig McRaes
Stop putting out HR fires and deal with the coals
Politics in the break room
When employees drive their own car for work
Are we raising a workforce of entitlement
Your Guide to the Payroll Remediation Program
Remote leadership takes guts, not surveillance.
Neurodiversity & Reasonable Adjustments
It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Social media is destroying kids and workplaces
Bye bye, non-competes
Recruitment red flags: Why we ignore them and why you shouldn’t
Quiet holidaying: When remote work turns into a secret holiday
Conscious unbossing: Why Gen Z is avoiding leadership roles and what businesses can do about it
Putting the Human Back in the Redundancy Process
Wage Theft Laws Are Here!
The Biggest HR Challenge for Australian Businesses Right Now (And How to Fix It)
How Outsourcing HR Can Be a Gamechanger For Your Business?
Terminating in Probation: A Simple Guide
What SME’s Need to Know About Pay, Inflation, and Skills Shortages
Outdated Small Business Definition Choking Aussie Businesses
The Top 5 Benefits of Outsourcing HR for Small Businesses
Is AI coming for your Job?
Ready to Hit Pause for the Holidays? 🎄
Has Secure Jobs, Better Pay Delivered?
Drug testing and medical cannabis in the workplace
Federal Wage Theft Laws Incoming
Reproductive Leave – Yah or Nah?
Navigating Settlements and Deeds of Release
Pay Day Superannuation Changes
Stop Bullying Orders
Can a perpetrator or accused person access FDV Leave?
Changes to Migration system
Unions flex new bargaining muscles:
Upcoming Changes to Regulated Worker Protections – What You Need to Know
The Burnout Blues: How to spot and stop burnout before it gets you down
Processing Final pay – The Timing
Upcoming changes to Independent Contractors
Get ready for the changes to Parental Leave
Making tough people calls
Country Road Sexual Harassment Scandal
Understanding the Right to Disconnect
The End of Victoria’s Sick Pay Guarantee Pilot: A Trial Cut Short
The History of LSL in Australia
Does Australia really have the best leave entitlements in the world?
Swiping Right on the Perfect Candidate: How Recruiting Is Like Dating and Avoiding Red Flags
Changes to Workers Compensation Scheme
40 hour work week – Is it legal
Menopause and work. A personal story.
Landmark Safety Case
Ditching Netflix Binges for Marathon PB’s: Leadership Lessons through running!
The Lowdown on Christmas Shutdowns
Why your Performance Review Process sucks…
Helping employees break through fear of failure.
How Redundancies can go Wrong!!
4-day work weeks, yay or nay?
Closing the Loophole Bill
Equal Remuneration Order Case Study
Wage Theft on the rise
Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave Update
COVID-19 Vaccination Record Destruction Orders
Online Medical Certificates – Are they legitimate?
New Financial Year HR Compliance Checklist
SCHADS Award Increases
Superannuation is on the Rise Effective 1 July 2023
Returning to the office: the good, the bad and the unreasonable
Pay Secrecy Clauses could cost you a bomb!
Dealing with Toxic Behaviours in the Workplace: A Practical Guide
Changes to the Fair Work Act prohibiting workplace sexual harassment – laws in effect from 6 March 2023.
Latest proposed changes around Superannuation
Changes to Modern Award Shutdown rules – Now in effect
Changes to Parental Leave Policy in 2023
Changes to the shut down provisions in the modern Awards
The Victorian WorkCover Scheme is broken
Changes to Workplace Laws in Australia “Secure jobs better pay”
Why termination clauses & contracts of employment are important!
Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave is here
Strategies for preparing your business for an economic downturn
What you need to know about people heading into 2023!
Family and Domestic Violence Leave Update
Redundancy the right way – Part One
Redundancy the right way – Part Two
Redundancy the right way – Part Three
Labor back pedals on IR reform bill
How the Federal Budget stacks up for small business
Labor’s New IR laws set to hurt small business
What are HR Policies?
Same job, same pay – the end of labour hire
Qualities a Human Resources Manager should possess
Domestic Violence Leave
What is the Respect at Work Act?
Encouraging work-life balance in your business
How does mental health impacts your business
The role of a support person
Top 5 HR Trends for 2022
The new silent assassin – managing psychological risk
The latest employee engagement dilemma – quietly quitting
Minimum Wage Increase Announced 2022
Paid Sick Leave For Casuals—All You Need To Know
Job Descriptions: Can You Change Them?
The importance of having difficult conversations
Are Your Independent Contractor Agreements Up To Scratch?
Strategies to deal with candidate shortages and tackle retention
Are your employment contracts up to date?
Vaccinate or else – Part Two
Final countdown for casual conversions
Casual employment – Everything you need to know about the changes
Vaccinate or else.
Compulsory COVID-19 Vaccinations and Award Update
What we have lost and gained throughout the pandemic
Extension of JobKeeper Provisions and the Fair Work Act
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Free Redundancy Guide
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What IKEA’s AI Rollout Can Teach Australian SMEs About Outsourcing (And Why Most Businesses Get It Wrong)
Victoria’s WFH Law Just Got Shelved. We Told You This Was Coming.
She Waited Two Years to Be Sacked. The Tribunal Said That Was Fine.
When Your Unfair Dismissal Case Becomes Someone Else’s Ad Campaign
Why People Suck in Your Business (Truthbomb: It’s Probably More Related to You Than You Think.)
The Government “Fixed” AI Litigation. It Didn’t Fix the Problem.
Meet “The Enforcer”: The Tassie Bottle-O Worker Who Beat Fair Work and Won
Why Training Your Leaders Is the Highest Leverage Move You Can Make
92 Absences and Counting: What Clark v Woolworths Means for Managing Long-Term Absenteeism
Talent Is Overrated: Why the Best Teams Have a No Dickheads Policy
When Cashflow Gets Tight, Is Redundancy Really Your Only Option?
Nepotism, Succession and the Mamamia Meltdown: What Every Business Owner Should Take From It
Jacinta Allan Has Resigned. Here’s What Four Months of Instability Means for Your Business
Why Being “Evasive” With Your Employer Can Cost You Your Job
Why does the Fair Work Court plan worry small business owners?
NSW Just Passed a Law on AI at Work. Here’s What Your Business Needs to Know.
The $100k Ice Cream Sacking: What SME Employers Should Take From It
Victoria’s WFH law is already under fire, and it hasn’t even started
Valid Reason Isn’t Enough: What SC Hydro’s Unfair Dismissal Loss Teaches SME Employers
Bullying Outside Work: Three Myths That Still Catch Employers Out
Being Nice Is Not a Performance Metric
Are Labor’s IR Laws Actually Hurting Productivity? Here’s What SMEs Need to Know
If G8 Education Can Get IFAs Wrong, So Can You
They Warned Him. Then They Fired Him for Something Else. Here’s Why That’s a Problem.
‘End of Assignment’ Is Not a Get Out of Jail Free Card
The CFMEU Had a Wish List. The Albanese Government Is Ticking It Off.
Your Employees Signed Restraint Clauses. But Are They Actually Worth the Paper They’re Written On?
How BlueScope Won an Adverse Action Claim (And What Every Employer Can Learn)
Prison. $7.8 Million Fines. Zero Prosecutions. Are Australia’s Wage Theft Laws All Bark and No Bite?
An employee had an eight-ball-a-day coke habit. He Still Won $30k from the Fair Work Commission.
Fair Work Act Changes 2026: Will They Actually Stop Employees Trying Their Luck?
Stop treating performance reviews like a tax return
Want to Reduce Staff Turnover? Stop Blaming the Pay Packet.
Your Employees Are One Post Away From Making Headlines. Are You Ready?
Flexible Work Requests: The Biggest Risk For Employers Isn’t The Work From Home Bill
When the FWC Won’t Stop a Strike: What the Inpex Case Means for Employers
Can You Refuse a Flexible Work Request from an Employee Over 55?
Can You Actually Sack Someone in Australia? Here’s the Reality
Labor’s Flip-Flop Budget Is Exhausting Australian Business Owners. Enough Is Enough.
Victoria’s New Work From Home Laws
“I’m out of here.” When storming off actually ends your job
Are you actually a small business? The headcount question that can kill a claim.
The algorithm sacked him. The Commission sent Uber the bill.
He threatened violence and punched a whiteboard. The employer still lost.
What Does an HR Consultant Actually Do? A Plain-English Guide for Australian Business Owners
SCHADS Award Sleepover Changes: What You Need to Know Before the Rules Catch You Out
Two Different Laws. One Very Confused HR Team.
The CFMEU Saga Has a New Chapter. Here’s What Employers Need to Take From It.
4.75% Wage Increase: What Every Australian Business Needs to Do Before 1 July
She Was Fired While Sitting in the Mediation Session
Dismissed on Probation? That Doesn’t Mean No Claim.
If you employ health professionals, your pay rates are changing on 1 October. Here is what to do now.
Your Pty Ltd Isn’t Just a Shell. The Fair Work Commission Just Proved It.
He Said ‘I Quit’… But Was It Really a Resignation?
The CGT Changes, in Plain English: What SMEs Need to Know (And Why Your Team Should Hear It From You)
The Snapchat message that landed a builder in the Federal Court
Your Business Just Got Hacked. Now What Happens to Your People?
When Is It Time to Outsource HR? 5 Signs Your Australian Business Has Outgrown DIY People Management
They kept their top salesperson for four years. Here’s what it actually cost them.
A Porcupine in the Shower, a CEO on a Drip. Welcome to the $500k Corporate Retreat From Hell.
Can You Fire Someone for Looking for Another Job? A Lot of Employers Think the Answer Is Yes.
Imagine Getting Fired for Grieving. Spoiler: Fair Work Was Not Impressed.
Skip the process and pay the price.
Can You Dismiss Someone for Using Their Phone Too Much at Work?
The Fair Work Commission Just Reached Into Your Supply Chain. Here’s What You Need to Do About It.
The ATO Just Shut Down a Big WFH Tax Claim. Here’s What Employers Need to Know.
When does a resignation become a dismissal?
The Fuel Crisis – What You Can Do Now
Victoria’s Work From Home Law 2026: What Employers Must Do Before September
When “ghosting” your job gets tested in the Fair Work Commission
AI-Generated Unfair Dismissal Claims Are Exploding And the Fair Work Commission Is Feeling It
Payday Super 2026: Yes, It’s Happening. No, You Can’t Ignore It.
How HR Turned a Straightforward Redundancy into an Unfair Dismissal
How Australian SMEs Can Stay Ahead in Workforce Planning Game?
Avoiding Legal Risk: How to Handle Termination of Employment
Captain Sandy’s guide to supporting employees in crisis
Want to handle redundancies well? Start by being a human.
5 Stages of Redundancy Explained: A Practical Guide
HR’s Last-Minute Christmas Survival Guide (No, You’re Not Too Late)
Pay Up or Lawyer Up? What Bosses Need to Know About Final Pay Timing in 2025
The Leadership Advantage of Being a “Crier”
Can Employers Refuse Flexible Work? The FWC Says Yes, Here’s What You Need to Know
New FWC Reforms Offer a Glimmer of Hope
Authenticity Over Aesthetics: How to Build an Employer Brand People Actually Care About
Is Your Business Ready? Victoria’s New Psychosocial Hazards Start 1st December
Mental Health First Aid: Protect Your Small Business Under Victoria’s New Laws
Annualised salaries under fire: the Woolies & Coles wake up call
Artificial Intelligence is Surging Ahead – Why is Australia Left Behind?
Qantas gets slammed again
Is this the end of “All-in Pay”?
Hiring offshore? You might be breaking the law (without knowing it)
Fair Work draws the line: Work From Home requests must be justified
Why Gen Z is Collecting Ugly-Cute Toys
We need to investigate- How to perform a workplace investigation
Parental leave just got a major upgrade (finally, something worth clapping for)
A cautionary tale – Do not burn that bridge
Why the world needs more Craig McRaes
Stop putting out HR fires and deal with the coals
Politics in the break room
When employees drive their own car for work
Are we raising a workforce of entitlement
Your Guide to the Payroll Remediation Program
Remote leadership takes guts, not surveillance.
Neurodiversity & Reasonable Adjustments
It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times
Social media is destroying kids and workplaces
Bye bye, non-competes
Recruitment red flags: Why we ignore them and why you shouldn’t
Quiet holidaying: When remote work turns into a secret holiday
Conscious unbossing: Why Gen Z is avoiding leadership roles and what businesses can do about it
Putting the Human Back in the Redundancy Process
Wage Theft Laws Are Here!
The Biggest HR Challenge for Australian Businesses Right Now (And How to Fix It)
How Outsourcing HR Can Be a Gamechanger For Your Business?
Terminating in Probation: A Simple Guide
What SME’s Need to Know About Pay, Inflation, and Skills Shortages
Outdated Small Business Definition Choking Aussie Businesses
The Top 5 Benefits of Outsourcing HR for Small Businesses
Is AI coming for your Job?
Ready to Hit Pause for the Holidays? 🎄
Has Secure Jobs, Better Pay Delivered?
Drug testing and medical cannabis in the workplace
Federal Wage Theft Laws Incoming
Reproductive Leave – Yah or Nah?
Navigating Settlements and Deeds of Release
Pay Day Superannuation Changes
Stop Bullying Orders
Can a perpetrator or accused person access FDV Leave?
Changes to Migration system
Unions flex new bargaining muscles:
Upcoming Changes to Regulated Worker Protections – What You Need to Know
The Burnout Blues: How to spot and stop burnout before it gets you down
Processing Final pay – The Timing
Upcoming changes to Independent Contractors
Get ready for the changes to Parental Leave
Making tough people calls
Country Road Sexual Harassment Scandal
Understanding the Right to Disconnect
The End of Victoria’s Sick Pay Guarantee Pilot: A Trial Cut Short
The History of LSL in Australia
Does Australia really have the best leave entitlements in the world?
Swiping Right on the Perfect Candidate: How Recruiting Is Like Dating and Avoiding Red Flags
Changes to Workers Compensation Scheme
40 hour work week – Is it legal
Menopause and work. A personal story.
Landmark Safety Case
Ditching Netflix Binges for Marathon PB’s: Leadership Lessons through running!
The Lowdown on Christmas Shutdowns
Why your Performance Review Process sucks…
Helping employees break through fear of failure.
How Redundancies can go Wrong!!
4-day work weeks, yay or nay?
Closing the Loophole Bill
Equal Remuneration Order Case Study
Wage Theft on the rise
Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave Update
COVID-19 Vaccination Record Destruction Orders
Online Medical Certificates – Are they legitimate?
New Financial Year HR Compliance Checklist
SCHADS Award Increases
Superannuation is on the Rise Effective 1 July 2023
Returning to the office: the good, the bad and the unreasonable
Pay Secrecy Clauses could cost you a bomb!
Dealing with Toxic Behaviours in the Workplace: A Practical Guide
Changes to the Fair Work Act prohibiting workplace sexual harassment – laws in effect from 6 March 2023.
Latest proposed changes around Superannuation
Changes to Modern Award Shutdown rules – Now in effect
Changes to Parental Leave Policy in 2023
Changes to the shut down provisions in the modern Awards
The Victorian WorkCover Scheme is broken
Changes to Workplace Laws in Australia “Secure jobs better pay”
Why termination clauses & contracts of employment are important!
Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave is here
Strategies for preparing your business for an economic downturn
What you need to know about people heading into 2023!
Family and Domestic Violence Leave Update
Redundancy the right way – Part One
Redundancy the right way – Part Two
Redundancy the right way – Part Three
Labor back pedals on IR reform bill
How the Federal Budget stacks up for small business
Labor’s New IR laws set to hurt small business
What are HR Policies?
Same job, same pay – the end of labour hire
Qualities a Human Resources Manager should possess
Domestic Violence Leave
What is the Respect at Work Act?
Encouraging work-life balance in your business
How does mental health impacts your business
The role of a support person
Top 5 HR Trends for 2022
The new silent assassin – managing psychological risk
The latest employee engagement dilemma – quietly quitting
Minimum Wage Increase Announced 2022
Paid Sick Leave For Casuals—All You Need To Know
Job Descriptions: Can You Change Them?
The importance of having difficult conversations
Are Your Independent Contractor Agreements Up To Scratch?
Strategies to deal with candidate shortages and tackle retention
Are your employment contracts up to date?
Vaccinate or else – Part Two
Final countdown for casual conversions
Casual employment – Everything you need to know about the changes
Vaccinate or else.
Compulsory COVID-19 Vaccinations and Award Update
What we have lost and gained throughout the pandemic
Extension of JobKeeper Provisions and the Fair Work Act
Templates
Free Redundancy Guide
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Recruitment
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Contracts
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