More and more Indian IT workers on 457 visas put on base salaries
The proportion of IT professionals from India granted 457 visas and put on base salaries of $53,900 or less has tripled under the Coalition government.
Workplace Relations
Another public service vote goes down in a thriller
Public service bosses get second opinion. But not the one they wanted.
Emergency intervention to avoid gas and power crisis
The Victorian government has launched an emergency intervention to stop a workers' strike at Esso that could threaten the state's gas and energy supply.
Forrest lashes business for slavery failure
Business leaders including "Twiggy" Forrest and faith groups have joined forces to calling for new legislation to outlaw modern slavery and forced labour which is on the rise.
Under siege: public service slips below average wage
Most public servants earning below average wages after three-year "siege of attrition" by Coalition.
ACCC votes yes days after 'unprecedented' video address
54 per cent yes-vote at Competition and Consumer Commission.
Maths lovers helps others
A web-based maths learning program is enjoying success.
Making a living from music can be done
Music may not be an ironclad career prospect, but it’s still possible to earn a livelihood.
How to present yourself online
Managing your own brand is now a critical aspect of career development.
Kodiak bears, a dead turkey and 35 days of pure professional learning
A short but intensive stint at one of Melbourne's most prestigious institutions of gluttony led to a lifetime of career wisdom.
Boost for Sydney's Anzac Memorial
The memorial attracts more than 200,000 visitors annually.
Baird government replaces local employees with 457 visa workers
IT professionals are being hired on 457 visas in preference to Australian workers at the same time the NSW government outsources public services.Â
Victorian schools clean up on workers
In the cutthroat world of contract cleaning in government schools a vulnerable workforce is paying the price.
Defence chief: I couldn't make a reasonable offer under Abbott
Defence Department boss could not make reasonable pay offer under Tony Abbott.
Cutting penalty rates would boost profits: new report
Cuts to penalty rates would increase shareholder profits or result in negligible savings for customers who shop at major retailers including Myer and JB Hi-Fi, new analysis shows.
Caltex class action on the cards amid worker exploitation claims
Oil giant Caltex is facing a potential class action after revelations of widespread exploitation of workers over a number of years.
Bosses need to catch up: the nine-to-five-work day is dead
It's time to retire the traditional nine-to-five work day.
Payout for Qantas steward sacked over a round of drinks
A veteran flight attendant was sacked after being found with alcohol at the end of a flight.
Sacked: public servants behaving badly
Sharp spike in public servants behaving badly, sickies decline, lack of faith in senior leadership.
'Muzzled': Public servants rage against Facebook gag
Denied free speech and subjected to fear tactics, public servants grab their chance to vent.
Public servants are 'right to feel aggrieved': ACCC boss
ACCC boss's admissions come as public service disputes spill over into submarine builder.
Fresh wave of strikes to hit Centrelink, Medicare
Union pledges four days of disruption in December.
'They're robbing you already': backpackers lament new tax
British 28-year-old Chloe Pincho is pretty clear about the impact of backpackers paying more tax.
Coalition escapes, but vote could be challenged
Coalition carries workplace vote, just, but result could be challenged.
Most want weekend penalty rates, even those who don't work weekends
So popular are weekend penalty rates that a startling 76 per cent Australians who don't get them want them to stay.
Greens push to plug huge wages underpayment loophole
Hundreds of thousands of low-paid workers would get protection from being underpaid, under a push for reforms to plug loopholes that are being exploited by big companies such as McDonald's and KFC
Star struck: how Caltex pumps profits out of servos
"These aren't fake, they are real bullets," the robber yells as he presses the loaded pistol into the forehead of a Caltex service station attendant. Sohaib Irshad, the attendant, can feel cold steel against his skin and is desperately trying to stay calm as the robber shouts and pounds on the counter demanding cash.
Is Caltex worse for workers than 7-Eleven?
Is the Caltex franchise model more brutal than convenience store giant 7-Eleven? From an underpaid worker's perspective it is certainly the case.
Thousands of workers discover they're being ripped off
One in four Australian workers who checked their pay through a union-run online wage calculator found out they were being ripped off, with staff in the restaurant business the worst-affected.
Fifteen signs you're in the wrong job
Is your job doing a job on you? Getting stuck in a position that's all wrong for you can take a massive toll on your entire life.