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How DJs could have avoided $37m suit
STORE rejected $850,000 offer to settle just days before damaging harassment complaint lodged.
Rumours China's bank chief has defected
SPECULATION swirls that China's central bank governor has defected to avoid reprisal after a $481 billion loss on US Treasury bonds.
DJs sex suit may include 11 more women
ELEVEN complainants may be added to the $37 million claim against retailer David Jones and its former CEO Mark McInnes.
DJs publicist holds nerve on court case
KRISTY Fraser-Kirk is expected to file an amended claim as her $37 million sexual harassment claim kicks off today.
Companies cry foul over privacy reforms
COLES, Telstra and Westpac part of a group of large companies unhappy about proposed reforms to privacy law.
David Jones deal expected within days
AN out-of-court settlement is imminent in the historic David Jones sexual harassment case.
David Jones $37m sex case starts Monday
FORMER DJs boss Mark McInnes and Kristy Fraser-Kirk are about to face off in a Sydney court.
Law firms go to war with gossip site
WEBSITE claimed one firm artificially adjusted performance ratings to justify lower pay rises.
Suck up and suffer, office goody-goodies
STUDY finds "Goody Two Shoes" types who volunteer for every task are the most disliked in the office.
Bundaberg hospital sacks top surgeon
QUEENSLAND Health has controversially terminated the contract of a top surgeon without any explanation.
Disney sued over headscarf
A MUSLIM woman is suing Disneyland, accusing the company's California theme park of discrimination.
Men who earn less 'more likely to cheat'
Men who earn less than their female partner are more likely to cheat, a new study shows.
Private eye on tail of DJs complaint girl
TOP investigator being paid "substantial amount" to look into life of woman suing for $37m.
Sex suit McInnes comes out fighting
FORMER DJs chief flies home from with pregnant girlfriend to fight $37m harassment case.
'Death by hooker' for sacked City banker
HIGH-flyer paid two unwitting escort girls to hurl abuse at him before he killed himself.
Job interviews get the Avatar treatment
JOB applicants are being tested with immersive virtual simulations created with the same technology as used in hit sci-fi film
Workers prefer male managers - survey
FEMALE bosses need to be more self-aware because they lack alpha female role models at work.
Lawyer wins $6.4m after nightclub fall
A LAWYER has won more than $6.4 million after colleague fell on her while they were dancing.
Engineer faked resume, bribed recruiter
PUBLIC servant who lied on job applications says if he hadn't then people would have missed out on his service.
Mineral water wins out in the mild west
THE long, boozy lunches that fuelled high-flyers in the last resources boom are off the menu in the once wild west.
'There's no such thing as a happy job'
PROMOTIONS, payrises or sitting in a fancy office aren't keys to happiness at work, expert says.
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.
David Jones to set up bully hotline
SEXUAL harassment suit forces department store to change the way it handles complaints.
Fury as white Aussie wins black mag job
ELLIANA Placas's appointment as fashion director of US magazine Essence sparks race row.
DJs scandal won't spark harassment fix
TOP listed companies say they don't need to revise their sexual harassment policies after DJs scandal.
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.
Struggle city for low paid workers
MANY florists, cafe workers and fast-food cooks earn less than the $570 weekly minimum wage.
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.
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