Human Resources

Human resources is the driving force behind any business—My Business recognises this by creating the My Business Human Resources category. This dedicated online space discusses the latest news, insights and information concerning human resources management.

The category features articles which discuss issues on employment, workforce, wages and regulation updates concerning Australian employment legislation. It also gathers expert insights on human resources management that can be accessed by both new and seasoned business owners.

In addition, this category also provides guidelines for business owners who want to prioritise employee welfare and improve human resource systems via educational articles covering topics such as workforce management, strengthening employee-employer relationships and professional development.

Are employee resumes still relevant?

Greater online access to information has led one recruitment agency to ponder the role of resumes or CVs, and whether they continue to hold relevance ...

23 Oct 2018

Rules set to change over hiring ex-cons

Changes to human rights provisions will close a loophole that allowed employers to blanketly refuse to hire someone with a criminal record. Wr...

Employers risk strife by denying leave for union rallies

An industrial law firm has suggested that employers risk falling afoul of the Fair Work Act if they deny workers leave to attend union rallies. ...

Government heads to court over casual entitlements

The federal government has revealed it will join legal proceedings designed to clarify the situation over casual employee entitlements and the claim t...

Trend unemployment falls to six-year low

Unemployment in Australia is continuing to trend downwards, the ABS has confirmed, with the September figure hitting a new six-year low. Write...

Pregnancy discrimination claims hit restaurant

An upmarket restaurant and its owner have been accused of discrimination against a waitress who became pregnant, with the director allegedly stating s...

Veteran unemployment rates at odds with skills

New research suggests that despite veterans outperforming the general population on a number of key skills needed in business, the unemployment rate o...

Mums discouraged from returning to work

Returning to full-time work after having children doesn’t stack up financially for many women, with some earning as little as $2.50 an hour for doin...

Just 1 in 4 Aussies take a full lunch break

New findings show that less than three in 10 of us are utilising the full designated break for lunch, which can and does have detrimental effects on o...

‘Palpable sense of ageism at the point of hire’

A former HR executive turned PhD researcher has opened up on his experience of age discrimination by employers, as a new campaign to highlight the dam...

Mental health of business owners central to fresh lobby

Accounting associations are increasingly focusing on the mental health of business owners in the tools and services they supply members, in a bid to c...

Employees ‘buying urine’ to avoid drug tests

Reports have surfaced of British workers buying human urine to substitute for their own during workplace drug tests, but it is unclear whether similar...