In this episode of Let’s Chat HR & Safety, Lisa Finch, Client Relationship Manager at ProcessWorx, sits down with Danielle McNamee, CGO of ProcessWorx and ProcessWorxAg, to reflect on the journey of the business and what employers need to watch as we head into 2026.

Danielle shares how ProcessWorx began in 2012, why ProcessWorxAg was created, and how the business has evolved from reactive HR support into proactive, system-based HR and safety solutions. They also discuss the real challenges businesses faced in 2025 and the key risk areas employers should be focusing on next year.

This episode covers:
• The evolution of ProcessWorx and ProcessWorxAg.
• Why agriculture needs a different HR and safety approach.
• Common HR and payroll challenges businesses struggled with in 2025.
• What employers need to prioritise in 2026, from payroll accuracy to psychosocial risk.
• The role of technology in supporting compliance (with people still at the centre).

A practical and reflective conversation for business owners who want their HR and safety systems to support growth, not hold it back.

Listen now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Protect your people. Protect your business.

www.processworx.com.au

In this Q&A-style wrap episode of Let’s Chat HR & Safety, Danielle is joined by Danii Wannberg, Head of Industrial Relations at ProcessWorx, to unpack the major HR, IR, and safety shifts that shaped the year.

Together, they reflect on:

• Why the pace and volume of HR change felt overwhelming in 2025.
• Wage increases, BOOTs, flat rates and payroll risk.
• Federal Court decisions and the new expectations around record keeping.
• Casual employment changes and flexible work processes.
• The rise of psychosocial safety as a core WHS priority.
• What actually helped businesses cope and what didn’t.
• Key HR and safety priorities heading into 2026.

This episode brings HR and Safety together, showing why they can no longer be treated as separate conversations and what employers need to focus on to stay compliant, resilient, and people-focused in the year ahead.

Protect Your People. Protect Your Business.

www.processworx.com.au

HR hasn’t just been busy this year, it’s complex, high-risk, and constantly changing.

In this episode of Let’s Chat HR & Safety, Danielle McNamee, Founder of ProcessWorx and ProcessWorxAg, is joined by Marisa Ross, Senior HR Consultant, to reflect on the top 10 HR challenges they’ve helped clients navigate over the past 12 months.

Together, they unpack real, recurring issues faced by Australian businesses, including drug and alcohol testing, performance management, grievances, restructures, psychosocial complaints, Award compliance, and the Federal Court decision on flat rates and annualised salaries that has reshaped employer obligations.

They also discuss the major HR changes impacting employers right now, from wage theft and the right to disconnect, to psychosocial WHS duties, flexible work, and the growing use of AI in HR.

This episode is ideal for business owners and managers who want to understand where HR risk is coming from, why issues escalate when left unaddressed, and how early action, documentation, and good advice can prevent costly outcomes.

Protect your people. Protect your business.

www.processworx.com.au