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The Predictable Path of Progress
Last week, our 2025 Group Strategy participants gathered for their Quarter 3 Review and Reset, a rhythm we follow every 90 days. As a group of peers, we sit together and reflect. We look back on the previous quarter, the goals set, the actions...
Unpaid Leave: A fair approach to saying yes, or no, to requests for unpaid leave
As the festive season approaches, many businesses see a rise in requests for unpaid leave, especially from employees without enough paid leave entitlements to cover Christmas closures. While it's natural to want to support your team, it’s important...
Safe, respectful and inclusive celebrations: Positive Duty obligations
The end-of-year season brings with it a sense of celebration - team lunches, awards nights, and of course, the classic office Christmas party. For many organisations, these events are a way to reward effort, build connection, and celebrate success....
The Quiet Slide: How Ignoring Issues Erodes Workplace Culture
Every workplace has moments when something needs to be addressed - a behaviour that’s not quite right, a performance issue, or a brewing conflict. Yet too often, managers hesitate. It’s rarely because they don’t care; more often it’s fear - fear of...
Leading with Trust: Which side of the fence do you sit on?
I recently had the opportunity to attend a Blanchard Building Trust workshop - not as the facilitator this time, but as a participant. This course is a product we offer here at Focus HR, material that I know, but I wanted to experience what it felt...
Unlock the Power of DiSC – a game-changer for teams
Have you ever thought about what really drives team performance? Or why communication sometimes feels effortless with one person and challenging with another? The answer often lies in understanding behavioural styles. That’s where DiSC comes in....
Lollipop Moments – a Personal Reflection
Naomi Wilson, Founding Director Late last month we had the pleasure of kicking off the second intake of our Lead with Focus program. Leadership is a passion that has grown over time for me. It wasn’t an instant love affair, like HR was (yep, I’m...
Are you Delegating to Develop?
One of our favourite parts of delivering leadership development workshops is witnessing light bulb moments! In our Delegation session we explore common roadblocks to effective delegation - often ‘it’s just quicker to do things myself' or ‘I want to...
Changes to Casual Conversion
From 26 August 2025, eligible casuals employed by a small business can issue a notice to their employer (in writing) to change to full-time or part-time employment under the employee choice pathway. (These changes have applied to non-small business...
Right to Disconnect for Small Business Employees Starts 26 August
The right to disconnect will apply to employees of small business employers from 26 August 2025. (It has applied to non-small business employers since 26 August 2024). Key Changes: The right to disconnect gives employees the right to refuse to...
Work-Life Balance: The New Cornerstones of Talent Retention in 2025
In today’s competitive talent landscape, the 2025 Michael Page Talent Trends report reveals a standout theme as critical to attracting and retaining top talent: the primacy of work-life balance. Work-Life Balance: The #1 Priority Work-life balance...
SCHADS Sleepover Decision: What employers need to know
Article Updated: 21st August 2025 Federal Court Clarifies SCHADS Sleepover Provisions A recent decision by the Federal Court of Australia has significantly clarified how sleepover shifts are treated under the Social, Community, Home Care and...
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