Job market for the young worse than recession
Almost one in five young people have fewer hours of work than they want, with underemployment in the youth labour force at its highest level in 40 years.
Workplace Relations
"They could not recover any of my money": workers fail to get super
Every years millions of Australian workers miss out being paid their superannuation by their bosses. A federal inquiry is looking into why and how to stop it.
'They regularly ignored calls and emails from staff'
The once high-profile PR agency whose management played a part in former prime minister Kevin Rudd's high-profile "Kevin07" federal election campaign, failed to pay its staff superannuation, a federal inquiry has been told.
Fathers battle to save flexible work hours
For eight years, the Zammit twins arrived at work an hour early so they could be home in time to pick their children up from school – freeing their working wives to get them off to school.
Blackmail, extortion and slavery at a restaurant near you
Extortion, blackmail, cash back scams and slavery are happening every day under our noses.
Baiada to reduce wages up to 40 per cent for new staff
One of Australia's largest chicken processors plans to reduce wages for its contract labour by almost 40 per cent.
Senior Westpac executive departs after behavioural misconduct
The executive responsible for managing $34 billion of investments in Westpac's wealth management business, Martyn Wild, left the company abruptly on Friday following a series of allegations about inappropriate behaviour towards two female staff.
Meet the boss: The Catch Group's Nati Harpaz
A career spanning law, technology and entrepreneurship has helped develop leadership skills.
Hairdressers organise to fight wage cuts
A new union of hairdressers is gearing up to fight a threatened clip to their weekend penalty rates, with Newcastle hairdresser Melanie Coombs saying they already get "paid peanuts".
Spare us apps that castrate the language
Predictive text is supposed to be one of those nannying helper apps designed apparently to make life easier for us.
Building pictures of the ancient past
Working with ancient mummies and skeletons is more than just a curiosity.
Driving to Health: how apps might lift taxi drivers' moods
A mental health expert is behind a health app for taxi drivers to test drive.
Staying safe at sea
Volunteers play a vital role in keeping boat users safe in the water.
What it means to be a man
Helping boys become men is a big job, but somebody has to do it.
The case for closed-mindedness
Open-mindedness is widely considered a good attribute in a person, particularly at work. But is your open mind leaving you vulnerable to the entreaties of scroungers and buffoons?
What if your boss is bad at their job?
Workplace dilemma? We ask an expert for some help.
New union chief Sally McManus has a problem with facts
If you're going to invoke a principle with as glorious a heritage as one used by Martin Luther King you should pick the right fights and get your facts straight.
Call for random audits to uncover $5.6b worth of unpaid super
The tax man should be undertaking random audits of employers to help identify potentially $5.6 billion worth of unpaid superannuation owed to almost 2.8 million Australians, according to Industry Super Australia.
Building watchdog cut deal with blackmailer to testify against CFMEU
High profile Federal Court case against CFMEU thrown out.
Shifting safety net would 'fix youth unemployment'
The employment safety net needs a wide-ranging overhaul and minimum rates of pay should be cut in order to help solve youth unemployment, says former Fair Work Commission vice-president Graeme Watson.
The 'Amber effect' opens floodgates on dubious conduct by bosses
Call it the Amber effect. In the months since the former Seven staffer went public, the floodgates have opened.
Executive distress: public service high flyers fear salary exposure
Salary disclosure would cause stress to the public service's industrial enforcers.
A hundred more jobs to go at Bureau of Statistics
Up to 100 more public servants to be axed at troubled agency.
Crossbenchers urged to 'put up or shut up' on penalty rates
The federal ALP, Greens and independent senator Jacqui Lambie will introduce a bill on Tuesday to invalidate the Fair Work Commission's decision to reduce Sunday penalty rates.
Footage reveals airport staff in squalor inside Sydney Airport
Aviation workers are sleeping on makeshift beds amid squalid conditions in the bowels of Sydney International Airport while they wait for their next shift.
Grocon not responsible for 'killing workers' - ACTU secretary
ACTU Secretary Sally McManus has admitted she made an error when she accused building company Grocon of 'killing workers'.
Parmalat dairy plant industrial dispute is over
A long-running pay battle that shut down a Parmalat dairy processing plant in northern Victoria for two months has been resolved.
Westpac executive faces sexual harassment claim
Westpac has become the latest company subject to sexual misconduct allegations following a number of complaints by two female staff.
Fines of up to $4.5 million, 10 years jail for corrupt payments to unions
Employers and union officials now face up to ten years' jail and companies will be fined as much as $4.5 million if they give or receive secret payments designed to corrupt a union official.
Underemployment skyrockets to 1.1 million Australians
Australia has one of the highest levels of part-time work anywhere in the OECD.