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Staff pay docked for coworker's funeral
WHARFIES who attended the funeral of a workmate killed on the job have had their wages docked.
Good looks 'can kill women's job chances'
BEAUTY can prevent attractive women from even being considered for some positions, according to a new study.
Fury as white Aussie wins black mag job
ELLIANA Placas's appointment as fashion director of US magazine Essence sparks race row.
Struggle city for low paid workers
MANY florists, cafe workers and fast-food cooks earn less than the $570 weekly minimum wage.
Work-life balance 'is getting worse'
AUSSIES are struggling with work-life balance, with women the most unhappy and Gen X males working the longest hours.
Slave-like conditions await Asian interns
INTERNS from Asian countries working in Japan are victims of 'karoushi', the Japanese word for death by overwork.
Boozing workmates mean longer hours
HEAVY drinkers force co-workers to work cover for them and cost the economy $400 million each year.
Council bans mini-skirts from workplace
BOSSES warns female employees they could be sent home if their skirts are too short.
Is this the best job in the world?
BROTHERS Rick and Scott Hayward love beer so much they could make it all day - in fact, they do. Is your job better than this?
Gas project workers face $40m strike fine
MORE than 1500 fly-in, fly-out workers being prosecuted over a Woodside Petroleum strike face fines of more than $40 million.
Tokyo market may cut out lunch break
TOKYO Stock Exchange may get rid of the lunch break in bid to compete with Chinese and Indian markets.
Surviving the younger boss
SO you've got a new boss. It sounds exciting; the potential to gain a new mentor, someone fresh to learn from, someone to impress.
Wages to rise after skills shortage
ANNUAL wages are to rise by $8200 in the next few years as the economy continues to recover and skills shortages start to appear.
Hungry Jacks boss 'fleeced job-seekers'
INDIAN students allegedly paid up to $3500 each to gain jobs as cleaners and burger-flippers.
Job-seekers hit by stolen identity scam
MEN have debts run up in their names after giving details to 'fake' employment agency.
Jobless beat blues with 'funemployment'
A GROWING number of jobless Americans are joining a self-proclaimed movement called "funemployment."
Cop wins time off for getting dressed
POLICEMAN awarded seven extra days leave a year after court rules the time he spent changing his clothes was work.
Teacher claims $400K for yelling damage
LARYNX allegedly injured trying to control unruly class that included students with special needs.
Discrimination row over lawyer's upgrade
VICTORIA's Office of Public Prosecutions is divided over the promotion of a young female solicitor.
Child porn offender was unfairly sacked
MAN who allegedly harassed co-workers at Uncle Tobys factory wins payout despite jail sentence.
Company 'sacked woman over pregnancy'
A COMPANY allegedly told a pregnant worker she had "caused inconvenience" before firing her.
Gen-X women filled with shattered hopes
LONG hours and lack of parental support takes toll on the careers of women in their mid 30s.
'Slimy office weasels' facing the boot
FIERY boss issues set of rules aimed at silencing employees who spread office gossip.
Google pays gay and lesbian staff more
INTERNET giant pays gay and lesbian employees more than heterosexual workers in the US.
Email exposing sleazy worker goes viral
BARCLAYS PA faces sack after writing that worker was "sleeping his way round the secretaries".
Fired banker is 'doing it for the girls'
A WOMAN who claims she was fired for being too attractive starts a new war with banking giant.
Women sidelined in race to partnership
WOMEN lawyers are being increasingly sidelined in the race for partnership despite their growing number in leading law firms.
WA desperate for workers, says business
WESTERN Australia's peak business body warns Julia Gillard migration has to increase to meet demand for workers.
Australia's best place to work revealed
XBOX rooms, shorter hours in summer and massages some of the perks for lucky staffers.
Aussie fathers juggle work and family
NEW research shows Australian fathers spend just as much time caring for their children as Danish fathers, despite working longer hours.
Advertising exec, watchdog chief top list
THE head of our competition watchdog tops the list of corporate heavy-hitters in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
Public servant wages 'to push up pay'
STATE employees to get healthy raises, putting pressure on businesses to also lift pay.
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