Australia’s new psychosocial risk laws are reshaping HR’s role in workplace health and safety, with regulators now treating psychological harm as seriously as physical injury.

A softening jobs market “should flash a warning sign” at the Reserve Bank against hiking interest rates, as crucial unemployment and inflation data heave into view on the horizon.

It has been six years since Covid-19 lockdowns sent the working from home debate into overdrive – now it seems a new way of working is on the rise, and could very well replace the remote work debate.

LGBTQI Australians are more likely to be unemployed, work fewer hours or be in lower-paid industries than their heterosexual and cisgender peers, with long-term impacts on their finances and health.

Australians are finding it more difficult to get a new job as the number of advertised vacancies continues to fall.

Recent surveys estimate more than 6.7 million Australians — almost half of all workers, and the majority in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra — work from home at least some of the time in paid or unpaid roles.

Microsoft Australia has joined forces with the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) in an Australian‑first framework agreement designed to ensure workers’ voices and skills sit at the centre of the nation’s AI transition.

An employer's attempt to resolve gender-based pay concerns by cutting the pay and classification of three male case managers has backfired, with the Fair Work Commission (FWC) finding the move amounted to an unlawful dismissal by demotion.

Aussies working from home are spending an extra hour longer each day doing unpaid work – as new figures expose the brutal reality of the flexible work arrangement and its impact on workers.

Australian shift work is transforming as SMEs face leaner teams, tighter labour markets and rising costs. Deputy’s Better Together Report reveals 94% of shift workers say technology makes their job easier, whilst 51%of workplaces already use AI, though ne

NSW Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane says businesses and charities have been given a "Christmas present" after the Coalition agreed to sweeping changes to the state's workers' compensation scheme.

Working from home can positively impact the mental health of Australian men and women in different ways, according to a new study of more than 16,000 people.

The South Australian state budget surplus for the 2025 financial year was $273 million,up significantly from an anticipated $18 millionand buoyed by strong employment and the property market.

Hiring managers in Australia are expecting hiring to ease in the first quarter of 2026, with nearly half of them expecting to keep staffing levels unchanged, according to ManpowerGroup.

Australia's jobs market weakened in November, far from what was expected by the market.

Individuals who abuse customer-facing workers in Victoria may now face up to five years in jail under a new legislation aimed at protecting frontline workers in the state.