Push for more flexible family-friendly hours
Most working Australians are too scared to ask for more flexible hours to juggle family caring responsibilities because they are worried about job security, a national survey has found.
Most working Australians are too scared to ask for more flexible hours to juggle family caring responsibilities because they are worried about job security, a national survey has found.
Controversial wage deal estimated to leave nearly two thirds of fast food giant's workforce paid less than the award.
Australians think doctors, scientists and farmers contribute the most to society and believe almost equally that priests, politicians and journalists are detrimental to our wellbeing.
New analysis by Safe Work Australia shows the average rate of injury in NSW since 2010 is 11.4 per cent in cleaning and other related industries, compared to 9.5 per cent for construction and 7.5 per cent for mining.
āSupermarket giant Woolworths has conceded some of its workers could be paid less than the minimum wages of the award as it said it wanted to strike a new agreement with the shop assistants union.
AcademicsĀ have accused the prestigious University of Melbourne of trying toĀ stifleĀ free speech.
Mining magnate Andrew Forrest has declared beginning of the end of modern slavery after a landmark meeting of big companies and the federal government.
One of the key determinants of our income is how well we get on with our boss.
Annual Steptember event raises money and awareness.
A former professional chef is teaching school students how to cook up a great future.
One woman's passion for road safety is saving lives.
The true potential of blockchains hasn't been realised yet because the technology has been anything but user friendly.
For technology specialists, these are challenging times.
So, parliamentarians swear allegiance to the Queen, who is the head of a foreign power, but they themselves cannot be subjects of that foreign power?
If you are going nowhere in your job, sometimes quitting could be the best thing you do to advance your career.
Understanding volcanoes requires fine eye for detail.
Older rides may also be closed down if they don't meet standards.
Paddle Pop, Magnum and Golden Gaytime maker Streets ice cream faces accusations of using "industrial blackmail" to push through cuts to staff wages and conditions.
Yes, boring colleague, it is just you: the temperature in the office is unworthy of more than a moment's thought, let alone an entire discussion.
One argument in the case against hot-desking is the "dehumanising" effect not being able to customise a desk with trinkets and photos can have on staff.
Australia's largest employer of apprentices has mounted another legal challenge to keep Queensland-based trainees the lowest paid in the country.
It took Julia Gilchrist 10 years and 200 job applications to finally get work thatĀ used her skills and gave her long-term career prospects.
Greater regulation of the short-term online jobs marketĀ is needed to prevent exploitation of vulnerable workers, leading workplace experts have warned.
Domino's delivery driver Casey Salt is taking on her employer and one of Australia's biggest unions.
A reduction in work would make us happier, healthier and more productive, according to Dutch historian and writer Rutger Bregman.
Workers at the Sydney Metro North West site who fear they may have been exposed to asbestos returned to work on Friday after the area was shut down for inspection this week.
Australia's richest man Anthony Pratt's company is suing almost 70 workers in his packaging empire over claims of unlawful industrial action.
A support program for young people doing it tough leads to new goals and aspirations.
In seven years Health Engine has grown from a home-based entity to a company with 100 staff in three offices across Australia.
Cleaners fear they will be short-changed for the number of hours they work under proposals to pay them according to the size of the space they clean.
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