Research team explores the complexities employees face when returning to work after an injury or illness

Returning to work following an absence due to injury or illness can be a complicated and multifaceted process. The direct costs to Australian businesses due… Read More

‘When people go to work, they shouldn’t have to leave their souls at home’ – A new informed resource with real world case studies for Human Resource Management

WOW member co-edits book on Human Resource Management (HRM) that examines how organisations manage their people. The roots of HRM can be found in the… Read More

Research participation opportunity in the ‘Young Carers Survey’

Are you a young person aged 9-24 who provides unpaid care/support or spends extra time looking after someone who needs assistance? If yes, we would… Read More

‘Why yes, I’m overqualified’: PhD candidate investigates ‘employment incongruity’ among skilled migrants

WOW PhD candidate Negar Faaliyat has just published her first paper relating to her PhD project: ‘The Probability of Unemployment for Middle Eastern and North… Read More

Griffith academic ranked in the top 2% of cited scientists globally

WOW member Professor Adrian Wilkinson has been in the top 2% of cited scientists globally. Stanford University has conducted a publication analysis that recognises… Read More

Performance appraisal stress? Try to look on the bright side

WOW PhD candidate co-publishes as first author in renowned psychology journal Is the stress of your next performance appraisal getting you down? It might not… Read More

PhD project investigates the dangers of nursing fatigue and what they need to recover

Fatigue among healthcare shiftworkers, and nurses specifically, has been a growing body of research in employment relations. As we have now seen the far-reaching effects… Read More

ARC Update – Improving people management systems in emergency services

WOW members conduct research that improves mental health prospects for emergency service workers As the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded globally, and… Read More

Griffith researchers investigate young carers in Australia

Written by Professor Kate Hutchings Researchers from Griffith University have partnered with Arafmi Ltd and Little Dreamers to investigate the extent of caring roles of,… Read More

Our strength lies in differences, not in similarities: a paper on diversity and inclusion

As those of us working in the diversity and inclusion sector or who have taken the citizenship test recently would know, over one quarter of… Read More