Today
Porter seeks to support High Court 'double dipping' challenge
The government is seeking to intervene in a High Court challenge over the landmark casual 'double dipping' ruling which exposed employers to billions in backpay.
- 1 hr ago
- Ronald Mizen
Atlassian lets its staff stay at home forever
The Australian tech giant says it will 'measure outcomes, not clock hours' and hire talent from anywhere in the world, as it commits to a permanently flexible workforce.
- Paul Smith
EY drops requirement for partners to retire at 60
The move comes amid a landmark case alleging that Deloitte Australia's mandatory retirement age of 62 breaches age discrimination law.
- Hannah Wootton and Edmund Tadros
Yesterday
- Boss
- Medibank Private
Companies take big steps to help support Melbourne staff
PwC is considering a program where Melbourne employees can locate a colleague who lives within a 5km radius so they can go for a walk together.
- Sally Patten
Did you know you could be a ... customer journey expert?
In a new series, AFR BOSS highlights careers that have evolved or enjoyed growth. First up, Amy Brown explains the role of the customer journey expert.
- Sally Patten
This Month
- Opinion
- Careers
Millennials don’t want a hug. We want opportunity.
The idea that my generation is somehow in need of coddling puzzles me, writes 22-year-old Ashna Nain.
- Ashna Nain
Why you'll need to audition for a job
Sceptical that degrees are the best measure of whether candidates have the skills they need, employers are looking for ways applicants can prove themselves.
- Jon Marcus
- Opinion
- Gender equality
The economic case for gender targets
Research shows that adding women to all-male teams increases group intelligence and performance, just like a portfolio of bonds and equities gives better risk-adjusted returns than bonds or equities alone.
- Kate Howitt
July
So just what can you say in the office these days?
As social issues become central to corporate values, the boundaries of what workers are allowed to communicate are shifting.
- Henry Mance
Low lawyer wellbeing costing clients, employers
Employers and clients are losing out from plummeting levels of wellbeing among lawyers, prompting warnings from Victoria's legal services watchdog that firms that are pushing staff too hard will face increased scrutiny from regulators.
- Hannah Wootton
The executives who are short on time, but big on impact
The number of C-suite interim executive appointments has surged by 23 per cent over the past 12 months.
- Sally Patten
Office vacancy rates will languish for longer: Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley analysts address one of the most pressing issues facing office landlords: the longer-term impact of the WFH phenomenon.
- Nick Lenaghan
icare blames 'growing pains' for alleged misconduct
NSW workers' compensation scheme, icare, dismissed claims it is at risk of becoming insolvent and downplayed accusations of unethical behaviour.
- James Fernyhough
Accounting firm reverses pay cuts after record month
Grant Thornton has built a war chest of $13 million in cash reserves despite the COVID-19 recession after recorded its highest ever cash collections in June.
- Hannah Wootton
- Exclusive
- Funding
App to track social distancing in the office bags funding
A workplace software start-up that can help enforce social distancing in offices has raised $5 million from investors including Blackbird Ventures.
- Michael Bailey
The list of 50 best places to work in Australia in 2020 is out now
The ranking by global workplace research and consulting firm Great Place to Work also identified what each company did to support staff during the coronavirus.
- Sharon Masige
- Boss
- BOSS
How much time do you really need to spend in the office?
At this week's The Australian Financial Review Future Briefings event, experts pondered where staff will do their best work when the world goes back to 'normal'.
- Sally Patten
WorkSafe investigates law firm over COVID-19 cluster
The workplace regulator's investigation into HWL Ebsworth follows staff complaints that they were expected to work from the office both at the beginning of the pandemic and after the first wave eased.
- Hannah Wootton
Airbnb shifts from kumbaya office culture to survival mode
What happens when a company that positioned itself as family to its employees turns out to be a regular business with the same capitalist concerns as any other?
- Erin Griffith
- Exclusive
- Jobs
Where to find green shoots in the post-pandemic jobs market
New research reveals job satisfaction is highest among workers with the least job security.
- Natasha Boddy
