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Workplace stories

BrightHR invests AUD $1 million in compliance tool

With Fair Work and award queries making up 27% of client calls, BrightHR is betting employers will pay for help avoiding costly compliance mistakes.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Data governance

Interactive appoints data & AI leaders for strategy

The appointments underline a push to turn in-house AI trials into customer services, with governance and reliability now central to growth.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Logitech unveils workplace devices amid AI work shift

Productivity gains are lagging as Australian workers spend longer at work, prompting Logitech to pitch devices that ease mobility and presentation stress.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Workplace stories

Software-as-a-Service

Meltwater expands AI assistant actions in platform

Teams can now build reports and monitor alerts from ChatGPT or Claude, as the update widens access to trusted data inside Meltwater.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday

Software-as-a-Service

AnywhereNow puts Tendfor into Microsoft Marketplace

Microsoft customers can now buy a Teams-based contact centre and reception tool through its marketplace, simplifying procurement and deployment.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

TeamViewer launches AI scripting tool for IT teams

IT staff can now automate company-specific device fixes in plain language, cutting the need for specialist coding and speeding deployment.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Digital Transformation

employees value autonomy over workplace technology

Employees are prioritising control and flexibility, suggesting heavy investment in digital tools may not improve workplace experience on its own.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

PDF bloat costs workers time & storage, study finds

Employees are losing more than 12 hours a year to oversized PDFs, with most firms lacking policies to curb storage waste and workflow delays.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 5 days ago

DevOps

HP expands OpenAI partnership to scale AI across business

The rollout could speed up support, security fixes and software delivery across a business that channels more than 80% of sales through partners.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Insight launches Microsoft 365 E7 rollout across workforce

The rollout gives Insight a test case for selling Microsoft's newest AI tools after a survey found most Australian firms are still only experimenting.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Extending WFM Technology to the Retail Sales Floor

Retailers could improve retention and customer service by giving store staff mobile access to schedules, communications and training tools.

By Andy Nicholas • 4 min read • Last week

Unified Communications

Yealink opens Singapore global headquarters & centre

The expansion will bolster Yealink's Asia-Pacific support and cloud operations as multinationals redraw regional bases, with Singapore gaining more tech jobs.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week