Kermit the Frog performer, Disney spar over Muppet firing
The long-time voice of Kermit the Frog has squared off against executives at Disney over the company's decision to fire him after almost three decades of bringing that beloved Muppet to life.
Workplace Relations
Breach of JK Rowling book embargo led to unfair sacking
The depot manager at an Australian courier company was unfairly sacked after he was accused of being responsible for the breach of a worldwide embargo on the J.K. Rowling book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the Fair Work Commission has found.
'Shabbiest type' of conduct lands restaurant in trouble
Darling Harbour restaurant Baia The Italian has been ordered to pay $15,000 in compensation for the unfair dismissal of an employee who complained about being allegedly underpaid.
International relations
An IB Diploma rewards high school students with depth and breadth of learning.
Massage therapy is a feel-good career
Remedial massage therapist Karin Radford is completing a health science degree to further explore her passion for health.
Baby health centre still innovating
Victoria's Maternal and Child Health Service is still innovating after 100 years.
Be adaptable as forecasts often miss mark
Humans collectively are supremely optimistic. How else can one explain our remorseless obsession with predicting the future in the face of our abysmal record with predictions?
Meet the boss: Twitter's Suzy Nicoletti
Nicoletti was motivated by the idea that clear and effective communication can help you grow and excel in any field.
Tenacity takes you places
Archaeologist of the sea, land and sky.
Out of the library into the lab
Smart Cities Research Institute professor shows why design trumps technology.
Chinese, Korean and Spanish websites advertise illegal pay rates
Four out of five businesses advertising Australian jobs on Chinese, Korean and Spanish language websites are offering illegal pay rates as low as $4.20 per hour, a new audit has found.
Fair Work Ombudsman starts legal action against Dainty Sichuan
Popular Melbourne restaurant Dainty Sichuan allegedly paid employees $10 an hour while they worked 10 hour-plus shifts, seven days a week.
Real estate high-flyers face bullying claim
Commercial real estate group Knight Frank Australia is facing allegations senior staff bullied the agency's former national head of research and consulting.
Spray painters face deportation but panel beaters get to stay
Peter Fitzhenry spent more than $6000 and nine months training his star apprentice car spray painter Salvatore Acconcio.
Meet the boss: IP lawyer Sue Gilchrist
Fighting for the cause is very much part of her motivation.
Goldman Sachs relaxes dress code for millennial tech talent
The move comes as the bank makes a push to recruit and keep hold of top tech talent in the face of intensifying competition.
'Served by grandmothers': Airline boss apologises for remarks
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker apologised "unreservedly" for his unflattering description of US flight attendants as grandmothers.
Flicking the positive psychology switch
One of the first things psychologist Dr Lea Waters talks about is her own experiences with adverse mental health.
The art of friendship
At this Catholic primary school, students learn how to get along.
Program promotes skills of service veterans
Employers are recognising the value of recruiting former members of the Australian Defence Force.
Why pets in the office is a uniquely Ozzy problem
Pets may bring office workers much-needed comfort from the rigours of corporate life, but are they just too cute for their own good?
Kiwis show the way on employing older workers
As a sixty-six-year-old with senior industry qualifications, Alister Robertson has met some employers who have not wanted to hire someone his age, despite his experience.
Effective chiefs are all ears
It is one of the many blinkered ideas in management circles that employees are supposed to do what their leaders tell them.
Airline dumps pregnancy tests for potential employees
Expectant mothers are typically advised to avoid flying in their final trimester. But job candidates at one Spanish airline were required to take a pregnancy test before they were even hired.
Sky-high ambition
Space is no longer the playground of big-budget space agencies alone.
Tech trailblazer on embracing change
Adapt and adopt: why we must all be more agile.
Caretakers claim $700K in unpaid wages
A couple who were on call overnight as residential caretakers at a UniLodge student accommodation block of units allegedly received just $108 in net pay for a year's work after rent was deducted from their combined salary.
Lawyers set to expand public servants' class action
Lawyers say more than 100 people have registered for the action, which could be worth $12 million.
What's wrong with this picture? Juliana Payne plans to fix it
Juliana Payne has taken over the chief executive role at the influential industry association, Restaurant and Catering Australia.