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Workplace culture stories

Borderless CS wins Best Employer 2025 for culture focus
Security Operations Centres

Borderless CS wins Best Employer 2025 for culture focus

Borderless CS has been named Best Employer 2025 by Cyber Youth Australia for its strong culture of inclusivity, learning, and employee wellbeing in cybersecurity.

By Melvin Hipolito • 2 min read • Thu, 27th Nov 2025
Australian businesses lose AUD $14 billion a year to burnout crisis
Leadership

Australian businesses lose AUD $14 billion a year to burnout crisis

Burnout costs Australian businesses AUD $14 billion yearly, as 61% of workers report symptoms, prompting a shift towards wellbeing initiatives and mindful leadership.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025

Global Stories

Workplace culture stories

From 3am deployments to AI-native HR: building intelligent, human-centred systems
DevOps

From 3am deployments to AI-native HR: building intelligent, human-centred systems

ELMO Software is shifting from reactive HR to AI-native, human-centred systems that predict needs, boost productivity and preserve trust.

By Ramesh Thiagalingam • 5 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025
How non-technical teams can learn to embrace AI
DevOps

How non-technical teams can learn to embrace AI

Non-technical teams can learn to embrace AI by champion-led experiments, simple tools and clear leadership to boost productivity safely.

By Caitlin Stephens • 6 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2025
Rockwell Automation earns Asia Pacific workplace honour
Manufacturing

Rockwell Automation earns Asia Pacific workplace honour

Rockwell Automation secures Great Place To Work status in 14 Asia Pacific markets, with 80% of staff calling it a great workplace.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025
Organisations align HR & IT to boost employee experience
Digital Transformation

Organisations align HR & IT to boost employee experience

Organisations are merging HR and IT to improve employee experience, boosting collaboration as digital tools and AI reshape the workplace landscape.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Workplace culture stories

Plaud.ai calls for AI to fix broken meeting culture
Unified Communications

Plaud.ai calls for AI to fix broken meeting culture

Plaud.ai urges firms to fix “broken” meeting culture with AI tools, warning wasteful calls sap productivity, focus and staff morale.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026
PushON marks 20 years with rapid growth & AI focus
Digital Transformation

PushON marks 20 years with rapid growth & AI focus

Manchester agency PushON marks 20 years with 40% revenue growth, tripled scale and fresh AI-driven, international eCommerce ambitions.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 2nd Jan 2026
Rod Drury awarded knighthood for services to tech
EduTech

Rod Drury awarded knighthood for services to tech

Xero founder Rod Drury has been made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business and technology.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Wed, 31st Dec 2025
Half of UK tech staff turning to risky 'shadow AI'
Data Protection

Half of UK tech staff turning to risky 'shadow AI'

Half of UK tech staff now depend on unapproved 'shadow AI' to hit deadlines, despite most warning it poses serious data‑security risks.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 23rd Dec 2025
Firms lag on tailored training as cyber & harassment rules loom
Data Protection

Firms lag on tailored training as cyber & harassment rules loom

Most UK firms still rely on generic compliance training as tougher cyber, harassment and sanctions regimes loom, VinciWorks research shows.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025
Zen Internet earns third Great Place To Work title
Human Capital Management

Zen Internet earns third Great Place To Work title

Zen Internet has secured Great Place To Work certification for 2025, its third title, after 85% of staff called it a great workplace.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025
Auror opens global Auckland HQ to tackle retail crime
Data Analytics

Auror opens global Auckland HQ to tackle retail crime

Auror opens a new global headquarters in central Auckland as it scales overseas and steps up efforts to combat organised retail crime.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2025
NetApp names Ranjit Kumar Singh India HR site leader
Data Protection

NetApp names Ranjit Kumar Singh India HR site leader

NetApp appoints Ranjit Kumar Singh as India HR site leader and senior director, underscoring the country's growing global strategic role.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2025
Corporate clichés still dominate office emails, new study finds
Hybrid & Remote Work

Corporate clichés still dominate office emails, new study finds

A study reveals corporate clichés like 'reaching out' still appear in 2% of office emails, affecting clarity and workplace culture in hybrid work settings.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025
A human revival: Will 2026 redefine work as we know it?
Data Analytics

A human revival: Will 2026 redefine work as we know it?

In 2026, HR technology, blending AI, data, and culture, promises to transform work by making it more human, connected and measurable than ever before.

By Tom Short • 6 min read • Sat, 29th Nov 2025
AI-4U offers barrier-free mental health support for workers
Artificial Intelligence

AI-4U offers barrier-free mental health support for workers

WellbeingSolutions' AI-4U offers SMS-based mental health support to help UK, NZ, and Australian firms meet new 2025 psychosocial risk regulations.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Nov 2025