Business
Workplace
Macquarie University slashes 82 jobs to save $25million
The impact of the coronavirus on international student enrolments is forcing the university to undertake another round of significant cost cutting measures.
- by Anna Patty
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Opinion
MyCareer
There is nothing new about criminal types cosying up to sports people
Generally, the best way to ensure compliance in an organisation includes, but goes beyond, education and penalties. It requires cultural change at all levels.
- by Jim Bright
Uni program a healthy tonic for rural medicine
A new medical training program in regional Victoria aims to help tackle a shortage of rural doctors.
- by Anna Patty
Have we lost the ability to speak up and disagree with the boss?
The constructive expression of dissenting views and disagreement about the way work tasks are done can be healthy for an organisation.
- by Anna Patty
Opinion
The lowdown
Micro credentials not the education revolution they were first touted to be
Micro-credentials can be an important option for some people, but they are far from the main game for universities.
- by Merlin Crossley
Opinion
Work therapy
Shivering at work: Are Australian offices too cold in summer?
I have to bring two puffer jackets with me to work – one on my legs and one on my back. Ridiculous.
- by Jonathan Rivett
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Gig economy
Uninsured food delivery riders expose state insurer to rising costs
An increasing number of injuries and deaths, including those of five food delivery riders within a two-month period late last year, will be among issues facing a NSW parliamentary inquiry from Tuesday.
- by Anna Patty
Opinion
MyCareer
Pilots and parasites: the murky world of big fish bosses
Most organisations succumb to forms of hierarchy. In-groups and out-groups generally develop, despite or because of the best efforts of management.
- by Jim Bright
Opportunities for new graduates and school leavers
Despite a tighter job market, a range of job opportunities are available for new graduates and school leavers.
- by Anna Patty
Did you bring home COVID? Wife sues husband’s employer for infection
A US federal judge is weighing what she called a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that would hold a company responsible for a worker’s spouse getting sick with COVID-19.
- by Joel Rosenblatt
Opinion
Work therapy
How do I deal with political correctness in the office?
Be strategic and level-headed in pulling the sting out of the barb.
- by Jonathan Rivett