Health New Zealand has been found in breach of patient safety standards after an investigation into the death of a 51‑year‑old woman exposed a culture where clinicians felt unable to speak up to a ...

McIntyre's departure comes as Microsoft's HR team gets an overhaul in leadership. Under the shift, its HR4HR and culture and inclusion teams will be merged into a newly formed people and culture team ...

It revealed that the average annualised wage increase for agreements approved in the December quarter of 2025 was 3.7%. This is slightly below the 3.9% in the September quarter of 2025, but remains ...

On 1 April, employers across New Zealand are expected to be compliant with the new minimum wage and KiwiSaver changes that are taking effect. The adult minimum wage will be rising to $23.95 per hour.

The government has convened to determine whether Australia’s National Employment Standards still provide a fair, simple safety net ...

Getting your data house in order and doubling down on human influence will determine who shapes the future of work and who gets left behind ...

Meta is laying off hundreds of employees, including people in its recruitment team, under a new restructuring plan at the tech giant, according to reports. The job cuts will also affect its social ...

Every layoff decision now doubles as a public brand event with direct consequences for recruiting, retention and engagement, based on the findings of a recent study. Currently, nearly seven in 10 (69% ...

“Strategic workforce planning must therefore move beyond human resource-only alignment. It must assess total workforce capacity — human and digital — and align workforce decisions accordingly. Only ...

Business leaders and human resources professionals need to see online abuse as a serious workplace risk, according to one expert. Online abuse is pushing women out of public‑facing roles and ...

HR professionals in federally regulated sectors have one week to prepare for a higher wage floor, as the government of Canada moves to raise the federal minimum wage to $18.15 per hour on April 1, ...

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has announced that it is seeking a five per cent increase to the minimum wage in a new proposal that employers slammed as "self-defeating." ...