'Flat out wrong': unions fires back at minister's public service claims
Union hits back at "misleading, inaccurate and insulting" comments.
Workplace Relations
Government tech system spending $100,000 a day on contractors
Another failed Commonwealth IT project ploughing through taxpayers' money.
Senate inquiry told ABCC law will not 'level the playing field'
Not all building and construction companies will benefit from the "level playing field" the federal government promised to create with the introduction of its Australian Building and Construction law.
CPSU's Nadine Flood for the Senate? Maybe not this time
Public service union leader wants a Senate seat, but the competition is tough.
Heavy Toll: Transport giant axes 200 staff in job cut drive
Australian workers at transport giant Toll are expected to bear the brunt of a major job-cutting drive.
Why your name may be ruining your life
Does a name's position in the alphabet affect anything outside the Yellow Pages? The idea isn't so far-fetched, new research shows.
Centrelink strikes called off
Industrial action on hold as Centrelink and staff union agree to more talks.
Centrelink in bid to stop 'robo-debt' strike by public servants
Public servants' strike action over "robo-debt" debacle illegal, say Centrelink bosses.
Beware: 'private' social media comments can get you sacked
When commenting on your workplace on social media, you should avoid saying anything you would not be willing to shout out in the middle of the office, workplace academics have warned.
'I can have 20,000 workers here tomorrow': Union fined for blockade
Australia's largest construction union has been ordered to pay almost $100,000 for blockading a major Port of Melbourne expansion project, and threatening to bring "20,000 members" to join the fight.
Meet the boss: Kellogg Australia managing director Belinda Tumbers
She began as part of the marketing team; now she is managing director.
'This is personal for me': Facebook extends caregiving leave
Employees at the social media giant will now receive bereavement leave, paid leave to care for an ill relative and paid family sick time.
Fashion models risk underpayment and exploitation in gig economy
Fashion models are increasingly at risk of exploitation in the gig economy with little protection against being underpaid and sexual harassment under fair work laws.
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.
Guard dogs, Xbox consoles: hot tax breaks claimed by small business
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.
'You're a good girl': macho public service workplaces holding women back
Sexy policy jobs are for men while women can go and do program work.
Clock ticking for builders to avoid 'black list'
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.
Taking great care with the past
Communication the key to working in sensitive research careers.
Once upon a time, in a land not so far away
Story-telling has been ''discovered'' by consultants and recommended to cure all the ills of the modern organisation.
Support for LGBTI elders
Dr Catherine Barrett has devoted three decades to advocating for rights for the elderly.
Wasting no energy
Bioenergy can create rural jobs and cut energy costs.
In Mother Nature's classroom
A community in Geelong aims to build a school where Nature is the teacher.
Australia no longer the 'lucky country' for millennials
Millennials in Australia no longer consider it the lucky country and are less optimistic about the future than their counterparts in developing economies.
Poor workplace investigations can leave path of destruction
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.
Parmalat's dairy factory pay battle heads to tribunal
A pay battle that has forced the indefinite shutdown of a Parmalat dairy processing plant is "a long way" from over, the company says
Don't call us, says Centrelink as its public servants strike
Micro-strikes to pile on the pain at troubled welfare agency.
Paving the way for the IoT
A fascination with physics and wireless engineering stems from being challenged by a high-school teacher to answer an impossibly complicated question.
Tour operator charged for allegedly trying to avoid paying back workers
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.
Tomorrow never comes ... but inspiration eventually does
They say procrastination is the thief of time, but can putting things off for extremely long periods in a carefully managed way actually save time and lead to better work and a happier life?
Divide between rich and poor in Australia is growing
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.