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Blog: HR Insights & Articles

Practical insights.
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Managing people and compliance isn’t simple — especially when HR isn’t your day job. Our articles break down complex workplace issues into clear, practical guidance.

Drawing on real client experience and deep knowledge of Australian workplace relations, Strategic HR shares plain-English insights to help leaders manage compliance, risk, investigations, performance, and culture — with confidence and clarity.

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The Link Between Strong Conflict Management and Bullying Prevention: What Employers Need to Know

A new study out of Sweden and Norway confirms what HR professionals have long known: effective conflict management plays a vital role in preventing workplace bullying and protecting employee wellbeing. Over a three-and-a-half-year...

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Conflict Resolution & Workplace Relations

  • Elisia Coetzee
  • June 18, 2025
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Resolve Conflict with Confidence: 5 Proven Workplace Mediation Tips

How can managers and business owners resolve disputes with confidence and fairness? Workplace conflict is inevitable — whether it’s a clash of personalities, communication breakdowns, or tension over workload or expectations, it’s something...

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Conflict Resolution & Workplace Relations

  • Elisia Coetzee
  • June 4, 2025
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Why Uncomfortable Conversations Must Be Part of Your Workplace DNA – And How to Make It Happen

In modern work setting, difficult conversations are often avoided due to a growing misconception that discomfort equates to a lack of psychological safety. However, as conflict resolution expert, Zandy Fell from The Zalt Group,...

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Conflict Resolution & Workplace Relations

  • Elisia Coetzee
  • February 24, 2025

HR Challenges: Unsafe vs Uncomfortable in the Workplace

The Problem with Misappropriating ‘Unsafe’ In the modern work environment, the term “unsafe” is increasingly being used in situations that are, in reality, more uncomfortable than hazardous. While genuine psychological health and physical...

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Conflict Resolution & Workplace Relations

  • Elisia Coetzee
  • December 19, 2024

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Important Update

From 1 July 2025, the State Minimum Wage for employees 21 and over will increase by 3.75% to $953.00 per week.

Employers must ensure that the rates paid to employees do not fall below the new award rates or minimum wage.

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