Yesterday
MUA stand-down helps save bumper WA crop
The three-month wharfies’ strike saw hundreds of imported agricultural machines stranded at sea as the condition of unpicked bumper crops deteriorated.
- Hannah Wootton
- Opinion
- Opinion
What prestige TV can teach you about your career
Shows like ‘Succession’ help us understand how offices work and how they can be improved through good leadership.
- Aaron Patrick
This Month
Law firms take hard line on staff vaccine mandates
Firms are implementing “no jab, no office” policies for the early stages of reopening and many concede it is very likely such rules will become permanent.
- Hannah Wootton and Michael Pelly
Blackmores chairman takes swipe at ex-Rich Lister over ‘respect’
Simmering tensions went up a notch after the vitamins group chair let loose on strained relations prior to Marcus Blackmore’s exit.
- Updated
- Simon Evans
- Exclusive
- PwC
PwC partners fined over racist trivia event
PwC staff accused of racist behaviour at the firm’s trivia event will “leave their roles” at the consulting giant, while partners associated with the incident have been financially penalised as part of CEO Tom Seymour’s response to the scandal.
- Edmund Tadros and Hannah Wootton
If you want a promotion, go back to the office
Productivity gains of working from home disguise longer-term innovation losses that companies and organisations will soon recognise, US economist Edward Glaeser says.
- Michael Bleby
Smartwatch app could tell workers to stay home and get a COVID-19 test
Researchers in Melbourne are working on a system using Samsung devices that measures a worker’s vitals and advises whether to stay home or go in.
- John Davidson
- Exclusive
- Funding
Start-up that let Woolies analyse staff with AI raises funds
Reejig’s AI platform is enabling companies such as Woolworths, KPMG and John Holland to map the skills they have in their workforce to target retraining and help them retain key people.
- Jessica Sier
The end of WFH: NSW vaccinated allowed back to the office
Unpublicised changes to the NSW road map mean some unvaccinated workers who had held out on getting the jab can get back to work on Monday while fully vaccinated workers can return to the office.
- Updated
- David Marin-Guzman
Major employers stick to December reopening plans
Sydney’s CBD is unlikely to be a hive of activity later this month when office mask rules are set to change.
- Sally Patten
Law firms strike back against the lure of in-house in talent war
There are five key reasons young lawyers are increasingly drawn to staying at traditional firms instead of fleeing to in-house roles.
- Joel Barolsky
These lawyers took time off to be dads (and their careers are fine)
Simon Cooke put his path to partnership at King & Wood Mallesons on hold to look after his daughter. He’s among a small group of top lawyers encouraging their peers to take parental leave.
- Hannah Wootton
CBA whistleblower settles lawsuit against bank
A Commonwealth Bank governance chief has withdrawn legal action alleging the bank tried to fire her for complaining its governance team was chronically understaffed and overworked.
- David Marin-Guzman
PwC staff split on systemic racism at firm after trivia scandal
PwC staff are split whether allegedly racist behaviour by an HR executive and senior diversity manager was isolated or part of a pattern of discrimination.
- Edmund Tadros and Hannah Wootton
Tracking and decoding corporate jargon
A tracker of our growing list of corporatespeak – and our suggestions for plain-language alternatives. Consider it your jargon dictionary.
- Updated
- Edmund Tadros
Motivational speakers get wild in the age of COVID-19
It’s no longer enough for corporate trainers to deliver inspiring keynotes. In these uncertain times, they need to serve up a hardcore vision of hope.
- Jenny Valentish
September
Why there’s a need for speed when hiring C-suite talent
Candidates feeling risk-averse because of the pandemic will reject offers from companies that take too long between interviews or haggle too much, says recruiter.
- Edmund Tadros
Westpac manager challenges sexual harassment sacking
A manager at Westpac was sacked for allegedly touching a female employee inappropriately at after-work drinks but says he only touched her backside for a second.
- David Marin-Guzman
Vic health department prosecuted over hotel quarantine
The prosecutions for breaching occupational health and safety law are the first to stem from Victoria’s $5.7 million inquiry into the botched program last year.
- Hannah Wootton
- Opinion
- Executive education
Future executives need a questioning mindset
Responsibility is now commercially critical – but are our leaders equipped to invest in ‘for good’ initiatives?
- Alison Tickner
