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The legal ground in Australia for employers to insist that employees be vaccinated remains murky.

According to Marlene Krasovitsky, campaign director for advocacy group EveryAGE Counts, this national trend shows concerted efforts to combat ageism in the community are needed.

Amid the labour shortage, Australia has an untapped talent pool of workers: refugees who have settled here and are urgently looking for work.

A survey has revealed that discrimination and racism in the workplace towards women of colour are not impacted by industry, positions or salary.

Aussie startups Circle In and CareforKids.com.au have partnered up, as more businesses bolster their policies supporting working parents.

In a time when businesses are focusing on better parental leave policies and the wellbeing of their employees, bereavement leave appears to have been forgotten.

Women who experience miscarriage will soon be entitled to two days of paid bereavement leave, after landmark legislation was put to the federal parliament on Thursday.

As an employer, there are many things you can be doing to support your team members to ensure they can continue to perform in their role, while also being a carer for a loved one.

Over 100 retailers are participating in First Responders Day, offering discounts to medical, military, police, and firefighting personnel.

The Fair Work Commission considered the gravity of financial misconduct in its recent decision, despite the financial cost being trivial in nature.

HR specialist David Simpson proposes an alternative to the present leave entitlement system and explains the benefits that it would entail.

In late 2019, ING became the first bank in Australia to give both parents equal access to 14 weeks paid leave, eliminating “primary” and “secondary” labels in the process.