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Blog: HR Insights & Articles

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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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Why Growing Businesses Outgrow Informal HR

When the founder holds everything together In the early stages of a business, most people decisions sit with the founder. Hiring, performance conversations, pay decisions, policies, and compliance are handled directly, often instinctively....

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HR Policies & Best Practices

  • Elisia Coetzee
  • January 21, 2026
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Before the Year Gets Busy: 5 HR Reset Questions Every Leader Should Ask in January

January is a leadership window most businesses waste January in Australia isn’t a clean restart. It’s a staggered return. Some team members are back. Others are still on leave. Business is open, but...

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HR Policies & Best Practices

  • Elisia Coetzee
  • January 7, 2026

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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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