Young workers claim rampant exploitation
A survey of hundreds of young Australians has found high levels of distress at the way they are treated in the workplace, and uncovered rampant claims of underpayment and exploitation.
Workplace Relations
Move public servants to Armidale? 'We wouldn't do it': Barnaby Joyce
The federal government concedes the cost of moving public servants from Canberra to northern NSW doesn't stack up.
Boss of 23,000 workers once got confused for the secretary
When she first started in business, Singtel's chief executive Chua Sock Koong used to get mistaken for the secretary standing by to serve the tea.
Fail uni, pay full fees, says the ATO
The Tax Office will force its workers who fail their employer-sponsored uni courses to pay full tuition fees.
Call for independent inquiry into charges dropped against party donor
Corruption inquiry findings have prompted calls for an independent inquiry into why the NSW Department of Resources asked for the dismissal of criminal charges against a prominent Liberal Party donor.
Foreign staff 'not exempt' from visa requirements, minimum pay in offshore work
Foreign workers on vessels operating in the booming offshore resources industry will now be required to obtain visas and receive minimum pay and conditions, after the High Court ruled against the Turnbull government.
120 CSIRO jobs face the axe if clean energy cuts go through
More CSIRO jobs are on the line as the Coalition plans to de-fund he Australian Renewable Energy Agency.
Drug testing company unfairly sacked worker for refusing drug test
A leading provider of workplace drug tests unfairly sacked an employee because she refused to take a drug test after allegations from a feuding neighbour.
Drivers fear they will cop $2 Uber levy
Uber drivers fear they will bear the cost of the Victorian government's decision to introduce a tax on ride sharing.
The 37 highest-paying jobs in the US
Nine of the top 10 highest paying occupations in the US are probably not what you think.
Firefighters' union claims deal will accelerate CFA response times
Victoria's firefighters union has mounted a new defence of its contentious deal with the CFA, arguing it will boost response times in urban areas and avert potentially deadly blunders.
Sold out: quarter of a million workers underpaid in union deals
Australian workers in retail and fast-food outlets, including Woolworths, Hungry Jack's and KFC, are being underpaid more than $300 million a year, in a national wages scandal centred on deals struck with the shop assistants union.
'She's not a victim, she's an opportunist': Fox News
Fox News has struck back against former anchor Andrea Tantaros, filing a motion to move her sexual harassment lawsuit into arbitration.
Public service superannuation shock
Workers' retirement savings plummeted from a market-leading 12.2 per cent in 2014-2015 to less than two per cent.
Call for VET overhaul as future of skills training under threat: report
The future of vital skills training is under threat in Australia because of plummeting enrolments and a few rogue operators tarnishing the reputation of the sector, a new report has found.
Brewery workers withdrawn from CUB amid safety fears
A major labour hire company providing fill-in workers to Carlton and United after the sacking of a brewery's entire maintenance crew has now cut ties with the beer giant.
Organise your inbox, change your life
Email is probably the most prolific input that you receive in your role.
Don't be limited by your mindset when changing careers
Career transition can be challenging. It can also be full of possibilities and opportunities.
Meet the boss: Carman's founder Carolyn Creswell
Not many 18-year-olds know an opportunity when they see it, and take it.
An inconvenient year for 7-Eleven
At the crack of dawn on Tuesday, a tired and emotional 7-Eleven franchisee, Helen Ren, will meet a group of executives to hand back the keys to her store.
Fears over rise in migrant workers killed, injured in industrial accidents
Documents obtained by Fairfax Media expose rising concerns from top job safety officials.
'Too young and too pretty': the comment that left Shivani devastated
She was a rising star in financial services, but Shivani Gopal was faced with an awful dilemma: keep working with a client who had licked her face, or avoid him and sacrifice her business?
19 skills every leader needs to be successful
The most successful leaders have not only mastered technical skills, they've also mastered soft skills.
Is there really method behind the madness?
It is time to cast off the shame, the lame excuses and to stop hiding behind the clutter of that messy desk.
'Nanny state' crackdown on public servants' Facebook
Toe the line online or face the sack, public servants told.
CUB Brewery staff stop work as sacking fight froths over
Hundreds of workers at Carlton and United's biggest brewery will walk off on Thursday, and have raised the threat of further strikes against the beer giant.
Career tips from The Bachelor? That's a bit Richie!
Regular watchers of The Bachelor will know that it's a bubbling televisual trash swamp. But carefully dip your hand into this appalling pop cultural cesspool and you might just pull out some career inspiration (or the smouldering skeleton of your hand).
Getting government on the road
Some public sector staff have an ever-changing view from their office.
Virtual non-assistance
Sometimes, when an offer seems too good to be true, it really is.
The fight for job security and flexibility
NAB manager Sally Collins was furious when she was told she could not do her senior management job part-time.