{"podcast":{"title":"HR Leader Podcast Network","slug":"hr-leader-podcast-network-5582686","podcast_index_feed_id":5582686,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/422012/rss","website_url":"https://www.hrleader.com.au/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/f/9/e/1f9e54091e4fa1635f2e77a3093c12a1/Pod_Network.jpg","author":"HR Leader","episode_count":265,"summary":"The HR Leader Podcast Network connects you to the brightest and best in HR and people leadership, exploring new ideas so you can deliver more value for your business. These conversations will influence, shape and lead change, overcoming HR's top concerns and roadblocks. Tune in for the thinking that will shape tomorrow's workplaces, inspiring and enabling you to engage with your people in new and innovative ways. For more, visit hrleader.com.au","last_synced_at":"2026-09-09T14:18:05.210561+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-leader-podcast-network-5582686"},"episode":{"title":"Navigating the implementation of period leave policies","slug":"navigating-the-implementation-of-period-leave-policies","published_at":"2026-06-30T02:42:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-leader-podcast-network-5582686/navigating-the-implementation-of-period-leave-policies","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-leader-podcast-network-5582686","url":"https://56e115ab-dec6-42c4-a3d9-980c72d09b77.libsyn.com/navigating-the-implementation-of-period-leave-policies","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/56e115ab-dec6-42c4-a3d9-980c72d09b77/HR_Annalinde_Nickisch_260605_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=3507062","summary":"With advocates pushing for reproductive health to have its own leave entitlements, businesses and their HR functions must consider both the benefits and trade-offs inherent with the potential introduction of such allowances for workers. In this episode of The HR Leader Podcast, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Probiotec Limited chief people officer Annalinde Nickisch about the push from unions and other stakeholders for the National Employment Standards to include leave entitlements for reproductive health, why this push is happening, the existing concerns and unintended consequences of such entitlements, the possibility for unconscious bias, the broader place for gender-based entitlements, how HR can interpret the current state of affairs and advise their workplaces accordingly, and broader best practice for HR on this issue.","meta_description":"With advocates pushing for reproductive health to have its own leave entitlements, businesses and their HR functions must consider both the benefits and t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1466,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hr-leader-podcast-network-5582686/episodes/navigating-the-implementation-of-period-leave-policies/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hr-leader-podcast-network-5582686/navigating-the-implementation-of-period-leave-policies.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}