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Work therapy
How do I get work done with my children at home?
As the world makes the move to working from home, workplace places are evolving.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Latest
Coronavirus pandemic
What will tomorrow’s workplace bring? More elbow room, for starters
Building owners and company leaders have begun to anticipate the time when stay-at-home orders are lifted and people start heading back to the office. Those in the midst of planning suggest that the post-pandemic office might look radically different.
- by Jane Margolies
Opinion
The lowdown
Protection of temporary migrants is now a 'public health issue'
Protecting temporary migrants will help to protect us all during the coronavirus crisis.
- by Stephen Clibborn and Chris F Wright
Exclusive
Coronavirus pandemic
Nurses and paramedics want COVID-19 compensation hurdle removed
Essential service workers including nurses and paramedics have called for an exemption from having to prove a COVID-19 infection was contracted at work before they can make a successful claim for workers' compensation.
- by Anna Patty
Coronavirus pandemic
Deep cleans in, house cleans out: how cleaners are surviving coronavirus
House cleaners have seen a steep decline in demand for their services during the COVID-19 crisis.
- by Anna Patty
Coronavirus pandemic
Workers' compensation claims could 'skyrocket' amid pandemic
The millions of Australians suddenly working from home to combat the coronavirus pandemic could result in workers' compensation claims "skyrocketing".
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion
Careers
Ditch the mixed messages and show conviction
Strong leadership is what is needed, but is it too late to attain what we really need?
- by Jim Bright
Coronavirus pandemic
As businesses rush into Zoom meetings, privacy lawyers urge caution
Australians do not have the same rights as UK workers to sue over breaches of privacy when using the video conferencing technology to work from home during the coronavirus crisis.
- by Anna Patty
Coronavirus pandemic
Lack of welfare for jobless migrants could potentially 'worsen public health crisis'
Researchers say Australia is risking the spread of COVID-19 by creating an underclass of migrant workers thrown out of jobs but with no right to the new $1500 JobKeeper payment.
- by Anna Patty
Careers
Fire crisis tested and toned vet's first days
Her university training didn't equip a young vet for all the challenges she would face during the summer bushfires.
- by Sue White
Opinion
Work therapy
Work therapy: why are we not listening to the experts?
In unprecedented circumstances, why are so many of us so insistent on dismissing the informed advice of experts?
- by Jonathan Rivett