Episodes

  • Is your business on track to meet WGEA's new goal-setting targets?

    Is your business on track to meet WGEA's new goal-setting targets?
    Apr 29 2026

    The Workplace Gender Equality Agency's (WGEA) new gender goal-setting requirements are now in full effect. Is your business on track to satisfy the new requirements?

    In this episode of ER/IR Unpacked, we strip away the compliance jargon to tackle the strategic reality of gender reporting and target setting in the workplace. Plus, AHRI's HR Standards and Capability Development Manager, Amal Cimino CPHR, offers a quick update on upcoming ER/IR changes on the horizon.

    In our deep dive section, we explore the powerful business case for gender equality with Dr Samone McCurdy, Executive Manager, Insights and Capability at WGEA. We dive into the latest legislative reforms, discuss the new 'menu' of targets for large employers, the importance of board-level transparency and explore how HR can use this data to influence strategy with the C-suite.

    Plus, we answer HR's burning listener questions – from the consequences of missing a target to managing baselines during a major company restructure.

    Further learning:

    9 common questions about the upcoming Payday superannuation changes: https://bit.ly/49vpmzh

    DEI for HR Practitioners: Introduction to DEI practices course: https://bit.ly/490Kmhp

    Resources:

    AHRI's WGEA-approved Remuneration and Pay Equity Policy template (exclusive to AHRI members): https://bit.ly/4sF0DQJ

    WGEA gender pay gap analysis guide: https://bit.ly/4ncwvdA

    Connect:

    Follow AHRI on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ahri

    Connect with Jonathon Woolfrey FCPHR; Amal Cimino CPHR and Dr Samone McCurdy.

    AHRI members can join the AHRI LinkedIn Lounge to access bonus content and continue the discussion: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13848256/

    Not yet an AHRI member? Join today and access a range of benefits, as well as a passionate community of HR practitioners: https://bit.ly/3RlhE4s
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    35 mins
  • Is AI creating a legal liability in your organisation?

    Is AI creating a legal liability in your organisation?
    Mar 30 2026

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    AI is moving faster than the law – is your business keeping up? In this episode of AHRI's ER/IR Unpacked, we strip away the hype to tackle the complexity and ambiguity of AI in the Australian workplace.
    We start with a quick ER/IR landscape update (2:14 mins) from Amal Cimino CPHR, HR Standards and Capability Development Manager at AHRI, before we go deep with Natalie Gaspar, Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills (9:00 mins), discussing recent NSW legislation that could impact broader states and territories and whether we should expect specific AI legal obligations on the horizon.
    Plus, we tackle the grey areas HR leaders actually face by answering listener questions that keep HR up at night (25:56 mins).

    Further learning:

    1. AI & HR: What You Need to Know to Stay Compliant course: https://bit.ly/48eHgWi
    2. Embedding Responsible AI: Shaping Workforce Planning & Culture course: https://bit.ly/4sHnNpN

    Resources:

    1. Webinar with WGEA CEO Mary Woolridge (exclusive to AHRI members): https://bit.ly/4uUhz7v
    2. Justice Hatcher's AI guidance document: https://bit.ly/4bOm9wB
    3. AHRI Remuneration and Pay Equity Policy template: https://bit.ly/4sF0DQJ

    Connect:

    1. Follow AHRI on LinkedIn.
    2. Connect with Jonathon Woolfrey FCPHR; Amal Cimino CPHR and Natalie Gaspar.
    3. AHRI members can join the AHRI LinkedIn Lounge to access bonus content and continue the discussion: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13848256/
    4. Not yet an AHRI member? Join today and access a range of benefits, as well as a passionate community of HR practitioners: https://www.ahri.com.au/ahri-membership
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    34 mins
  • ER/IR Unpacked Trailer

    ER/IR Unpacked Trailer
    Mar 16 2026

    Stay ahead of the curve on all things employment and industrial relations with ER/IR Unpacked – a monthly podcast from the Australian HR Institute, the trusted home for HR professionals.

    Hosted by experienced HR and IR expert Jonathon Woolfrey FCPHR, each episode offers practical and timely tips for the modern HR practitioner.

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    Connect:

    1. Connect with Jonathon Woolfrey on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jonathonwoolfrey/
    2. Follow AHRI on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ahri/
    3. AHRI members can join the AHRI LinkedIn Lounge to access bonus content and continue the discussion: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13848256/
    4. Not yet an AHRI member? Join today and access a range of benefits, as well as a passionate community of HR practitioners: https://www.ahri.com.au/ahri-membership
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    1 min