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# ProActive IR Australia: ProActive IR Australia delivers expert industrial and employee relations services to help Australian businesses manage risk, compliance and workplace issues.

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## Posts
- [Psychosocial Safety – the National Bulk Tankers annual conference](https://proactiveir.com.au/psychosocial-safety-the-national-bulk-tankers-annual-conference/): I had the opportunity to present on Psychosocial Safety at the National Bulk Tankers annual conference in Melbourne recently.
- [Psychosocial Safety (PSS): More Than Compliance](https://proactiveir.com.au/psychosocial-safety-pss-more-than-compliance/): Under the new Psychosocial Safety regulations and Codes, organisations are required to identify and, where reasonably practicable, eliminate or manage any workplace hazard that can cause psychological harm.
- [Enterprise Agreements: Who Should Lead at the Table](https://proactiveir.com.au/enterprise-agreements-who-should-lead-at-the-table/): Unions are increasingly setting the agenda, leading with detailed logs claims and driving the negotiations.
- [Conducting an Enterprise Agreement After Action Review (ARR)](https://proactiveir.com.au/improving-enterprise-agreements-outcomes/): A critical and often overlooked step is conducting an After-Action Review (AAR) / Post-Implementation Review (PIR).
- [Enterprise Agreement Wage Increase Challenges](https://proactiveir.com.au/enterprise-agreement-wage-increase-challenges/): One option for organisations to consider is offering variable forms of wage increases/bonuses to avoid locking in unsustainable wage increases if major economic challenges arise. While less common in recent years, this approach has been used previously and been acceptable.Employers need to be on the front foot on these issues.
- [Restructure Rules Have Broadened Beyond IR](https://proactiveir.com.au/restructure-rules-have-broadened-beyond-ir/): The focus has traditionally been on:
- [Flexible work is moving from workplace policy to legislation](https://proactiveir.com.au/flexible-work-is-moving-from-workplace-policy-to-legislation/): The Victorian Government has announced it will introduce legislation in July 2026 to establish a legal right for eligible employees to work from home two days per week, where the role allows it.
- [Extension of the Primary Duty of Care and Entry Rights over Work Digital Systems](https://proactiveir.com.au/extension-of-the-primary-duty-of-care-and-entry-rights-over-work-digital-systems/): NSW has quietly raised the bar on digital work systems and the implications are significant.The Work Health and Safety Amendment (Digital Work Systems) Act 2026 (NSW) amends the primary duty of care to explicitly capture algorithms, artificial intelligence, automation, and online platforms.
- [Scanning the Horizon is critically important](https://proactiveir.com.au/scanning-the-horizon-is-critically-important/): A few takeaways from a Herbert, Smith Freehills Kramer podcast that really resonated, particularly given the current people and IR landscape:
- [The Enterprise Agreement Lifecycle](https://proactiveir.com.au/the-enterprise-agreement-lifecycle/): Enterprise bargaining isn’t an event.It’s a lifecycle
- [Why Proactive Industrial Relations Matters](https://proactiveir.com.au/why-proactive-industrial-relations-matters/): Most organisations don’t have an Industrial Relations (IR) strategy.Instead, they operate in reactive mode — constantly firefighting issues as they arise.
- [Wage Compliance & Underpayment Risks in Australia](https://proactiveir.com.au/wage-compliance-underpayment-risks-in-australia/): Australia’s wage compliance landscape is complex, heavily regulated, and under close public scrutiny. For many businesses, underpayment risk is now one of the most significant governance exposures affecting employees, leadership, and operations.
- [Further Fair Work Act Update to the changes coming into play](https://proactiveir.com.au/further-fair-work-act-update-to-the-changes-coming-into-play/): Further update on changes to the Fair Work Act coming into effect on 26 August 2024. A previous note dealt with the new definition of casual employees & their pathways and the Right to Disconnect.
- [Overview of Key Fair Work Changes operative from 26/8/24](https://proactiveir.com.au/overview-of-key-fair-work-changes-operative-from-26-8-24/): The "right to disconnect" does not prevent an employer or a third party from contacting an employee outside of their normal working hours. 
- [Workplace Delegates Rights](https://proactiveir.com.au/workplace-delegates-rights/): A recent change to the Fair Work Act requires that all Modern Awards effective 1/7/2024 and Enterprise Agreements negotiated after 1/7/2024 contain provisions regarding the rights of Workplace Delegates. The Fair Work Commission has now published the terms of the model clause. Refer to the commentary in this update about the scenario where a Modern Award already contains Workplace Delegate provisions. 

## Pages
- [Psychosocial Safety](https://proactiveir.com.au/psychosocial-safety/): Psychosocial safety has always been a regulatory requirement, but the landscape has shifted. With new Regulations and Codes, it can no longer be treated as a compliance exercise.It is a core lever in building mentally fit organisations that drive productivity and efficiency, employee engagement, & cultural alignment.
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