How to build a high-performing team without sacrificing collaboration, trust and workplace culture A little healthy competition can be a great thing for a business. It can motivate employees, encourage innovation and help teams achieve great results. However, when competition starts to outweigh collaboration, it can have the opposite effect. Employees may become more focused […]
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What employers need to consider when responding to flexible work requests Work from home requests aren’t new — but the reasons behind them are changing. For many employees, it’s no longer just about convenience. It’s about balancing rising living costs, commuting pressures and overall wellbeing. And that means employers are seeing more requests for flexibility
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And what proactive employers are doing about it For many businesses, there are times during the year when workloads increase, schedules become busier and teams are trying to balance multiple priorities at once. At the same time, employees are often managing a growing list of commitments outside of work. The cost of living remains high,
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Why everyday behaviour shapes psychosocial safety in Australian workplaces When we talk about workplace safety, most people think about physical risks. But psychosocial safety is shaped just as much by everyday behaviour and here’s something we don’t often stop to consider: Every workplace you walk into is someone’s place of work. Their career.Their reputation.Their confidence.Their wellbeing.
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What’s Changing & What Managers Must Do Now Psychosocial safety is no longer “nice to have” — it’s now a compliance requirement in Victoria, with new regulations taking effect 1 December 2025. These changes put mental health risks on the same footing as physical safety and signal a shift Australia-wide towards stronger protections. What’s Actually
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How do I manage injuries at the workplace? Injuries can and do happen, when they do, it is important that they are managed with the end return to work goal in mind. That is, returning the employee to their full pre-injury work duties with the same employer (wherever possible). Managing workplace injuries and return to
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Working for Women Strategy The Australian Government recently issued the “Working for Women Strategy.” This strategy contains long term goals towards “an Australia where people are safe, treated with respect, have choices and have access to resources and equal outcomes no matter their gender” (Working for Women Strategy). The strategy aims to: End violence against
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Why do we need them? https://youtu.be/mPi4GzN2Jhs While each State and Territory has its own Occupational and Work Health Safety legislation, all employers have a legal obligation to ensure that each workplace or site is safe for employees, clients, and visitors. Health and Safety committees (HSCs) can play a key role in enabling employers to provide
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Industrial manslaughter – It is an offence Industrial manslaughter is the offence of recklessly or negligently failing to ensure the safety of workers or others impacted by the business or undertaking, leading to the death of the worker or other person. As the number of workplace fatalities increases, employers have an increasing need to be
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Workplace stress and fatigue continue to be a concern for many employers due to the impact on productivity and absenteeism. The good news is there are steps you can take to manage stress and fatigue in your workplace. Reducing workplace stressors and providing flexibility and support can help promote workplace wellbeing and reduce stress. There
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