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Cafe owner threatened to 'kill' underpaid Indian cooks
A cafe in regional NSW forced two Indian cooks to repay part of their wages and threatened to cancel their visas and even "kill" one if they complained.
A cafe in regional NSW forced two Indian cooks to repay part of their wages and threatened to cancel their visas and even "kill" one if they complained.
Guard dogs and x-box consoles are among the items that over 154,000 small businesses have claimed as tax breaks for equipment used in the workplace.
Thousands of contractors risk being immediately barred from all new Commonwealth-funded construction work if the Turnbull government brings forward the deadline for compliance with its national building code.
Millennials in Australia no longer consider it the lucky country and are less optimistic about the future than their counterparts in developing economies.
Organisations need to take a close look at how they conduct internal workplace investigations and ensure they're fair and not arduous, drawn-out affairs.
A pay battle that has forced the indefinite shutdown of a Parmalat dairy processing plant is "a long way" from over, the company says
Micro-strikes to pile on the pain at troubled welfare agency.
The former director of Cairns-based Trek North Tours has been charged for allegedly lying to avoid paying out $55,000 to the Fair Work Ombudsman for underpaying staff who were mainly backpackers.Â
The divide between rich and poor is growing in Australia according to a new national survey which found more than a quarter of households have experienced a drop in income.
A new analysis of 350,000 emails shows different sign-offs get different response rates. Here are the eight best.
A former senior accountant at Slater & Gordon is suing the social justice law firm claiming she was discriminated against after she returned from maternity leave and later unfairly made redundant.
After a co-worker taunted him as a terrorist because he was born in Afghanistan, Mohd Younas Karzi was isolated from other workers.
Office workers sit in air-conditioned comfort, but when they leave to go home, the cool air is cut before cleaners arrive to do hard physical work.
In a world experiencing exponential change, it's impossible to protect your job – but you can look after your dreams.
Recognising there was a market to sell organic and sustainable personal care products online led to a life change.
Two recent cases raise troubling questions about the professional behaviour of HR practitioners.
Public servants' advice column: we put your workplace woes to an executive coach.
A truck cabin is among the deadliest workplaces in Australia, new research shows.
A woman is likely to head the peak national unions' organisation for the first time in its history.
The Fashion Design Studio's Kaylene Milner is looking for ways to inspire her students with new and innovative approaches to the fashion business model.
Conserving Australian plants is a critical mission.
If a sharp fall in the use of trains, buses and ferries last Friday is any guide, Sydneysiders scored a four-day weekend en masse last week through fair or foul means.
Allegations of misbehaviour must be handled with great care, as a recent case shows.
Coca-Cola could find itself at the centre of a CUB-style union campaign as workers in south-west Brisbane fight to hold on to their existing wages and conditions.
Hundreds of Bakers Delight workers will receive large pay rises from Thursday, after the national bakery chain succumbed to pressure to dump an outdated wage deal and lift weekend penalty rates.
Toyota has announced plans to close its Altona plant on October 3, a move which will cost the jobs of 2600 workers.
Getting fired is often a pretty awful, humiliating experience. In some cases, the dismissal looms on the horizon for some time before it happens. Other times, it strikes as fast as a lightning bolt.
Khyber Alam has embraced the sink-or-swim nature of his early optometry career.
It's good to make friends in the office. It's also smart to figure out which coworkers aren't too crazy about you.
Reining in consumerism can have many benefits for families.
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