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The most common dodgy work expense claims by Australians
Employees increasingly believe they deserve a reward if they put the hours in, survey finds.
Employees increasingly believe they deserve a reward if they put the hours in, survey finds.
The Australian Workers Union has applied to the Federal Court for all correspondence between the Registered Organisations Commission and Employment Minister Michaelia Cash's office over its concerns about alleged political interference with the independent agency's investigation.
Tesla's production floor is a "hotbed for racist behaviour," more than 100 African-American employees claimed in a lawsuit.
A million-dollar jobs and visa scam that promised to help find work for hopeful migrants in regional areas has left dozens up to $50,000 out of pocket while the plan's architect lives in a $3 million mansion and drives a brand-new Porsche.
Two companies have been fined $36,000 each after underpaying a Melbourne bicycle courier more than $7000 as a contractor when he should have been paid higher rates as an employee.
Union leaders are spending more time campaigning in favour of marriage equality and paid domestic violence leave than bargaining with employers on wages and conditions.
Some services are proving indispensable to recovering addicts.
Kiara Salmon has adapted her skills in property development to a virtual environment which allows her to take clients on tours through buildings before they are even built.
Music teacher impresses his students with industry experience.
As the conversation around sexual harassment widens into a global epidemic, many working men have been left pondering if they were involved or ignored the signs.
Dave McLachlan was sacked for organising a protest where workers stripped down to their underpants. Now he's got his job back.
Whether our jobs pay us fairly matters a lot less to us than how well we feel we're getting paid, a new survey has found - and because we're in the dark about why, exactly, we're paid what we are, most of us think we're getting underpaid.
A Sydney business has been fined after a 45-year-old man was killed when his foot became caught under an excavator.
A construction union official who called non-union workers "f---ing dog c---s" at the Gorgon Gas LNG project has been stripped of his right of entry permit.
Businesses are looking for more effective ways to drive their key messages home.
There's much to be said for perseverance, but there comes a time in the life of some endeavours when you just have to say no.
Dealing with a newborn has become easier with an emerging business niche.
Australian companies that lead the way in promoting women's leadership do 10 things in common a new study has found.
Being honest with ourselves about the limits and gaps in our knowledge is essential if we are ever going to be motivated to learn.
Social Services Minister Christian Porter has criticised community sector employers for hiring staff in permanent positions knowing that their government contract had an end date.
Iceland became the world‘s most gender-equal country through drastic measures. Australia needs to get radical if it wants to end systemic pay inequality.
Streets ice-cream workers will offer to improve rosters and retrain to provide a more flexible workforce which their union estimates could save the company up to $2.5 million.
Daniel Selikowitz is among the Millennial men who are turning into great allies for women wanting to break through the glass ceiling.
Younger employees often put in long hours, cutting back on sleep to get ahead, and chief executives usually lead the charge with a ferocious attitude to red-eyed invincibility.
International unions have threatened to lobby their governments for trade sanctions against the Australian government in response to last week's Australian Federal Police raids on Australian Workers Union offices.
First, change the organisation's culture.
Bias can arise at several stages when public servants make decisions. Be wary to avoid it.
Workers who make Taubmans, Bristol and White Knight paints have accused the company of "starving them out" as its lockout of staff now stretches into a fourth month.
The gap between men and women widened in the past year, says the World Economic Forum, but Australia moved up the ranks.
One teacher travelled to China to learn about the future of languages.
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