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Bosses 'the main reason for quitting a job'
RELATIONSHIP with your boss "almost as important as relationship with your spouse".
Women sue Goldman for 'favouring men'
THREE former Goldman Sachs workers sue over "rampant gender discrimination" at the bank.
Lawyers in $300-an-hour secretary 'rort'
LAW firms charging premium for mundane office work despite paying secretaries $20 an hour.
'I still trust him' - Mark McInnes' partner
LISA Kelly trusts her man and is angry at the sexual harassment claims levelled at the ex-DJs boss.
More claims about ex-DJs boss
FORMER DJs boss accused of fondling his penis and rubbing his crotch against a 19-year-old.
Bad times still good for company chiefs
THE salaries of some top-100 chief executives rose during the global financial crisis as their companies bled, research shows.
Kiwi boffin quits over bobsleigh 'lies'
NEW Zealand's top military scientist quits after claims that he lied about being an Olympic bobsledder.
Kiwi nurse told she must sit English test
NURSE denied registration in Australia until she can prove she is competent in English.
Firms 'pay more to keep male employees'
EMPLOYERS are willing to pay more to stop men walking out the door than women, survey finds.
Stock market 'hobby' cost $4.2 million
GEORGE Hawa lists "financial markets" as a hobby but trying to turn it into a profession left him accused of a $4.2 million fraud.
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.
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