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Work therapy
My colleagues and I wished the office was less boring. Careful what you wish for
First the office was dull. Then we got new colleagues, who never stop talking and coming up with new ideas.
- by Jonathan Rivett
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Opinion
MyCareer Education
Informal support at universities is key to students’ wellbeing
Mental health issues affect academic performance and drop-out ratios, but there are ways to help students cope better.
- by Lorna Moxham
Ban the bench: Scientists bid to stop cancer-causing building material
We can take a simple step now, researchers say, to protect workers from an “incredibly dangerous” product which has already shortened the lives of too many.
- by Cameron Myles
No ‘presenteeism’: Small businesses pause office return as winter COVID-19 wave worsens
Some offices are scrapping mandatory office days as COVID and influenza case numbers mount – along with employees’ reluctance to commute to work.
- by Jessica Yun
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Industrial relations
Better Read Than Dead: Union’s bookshop pay deal puts small business on notice
Conditions at small businesses are generally set by the award, but a deal between a Newtown book store and employees could set the tone for more action against small business owners.
- by Andrew Taylor and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion
MyCareer Education
Why blame always lands on the individual
The answers to a problem may lie within the organisation as a whole.
- by Jim Bright
Opinion
MyCareer
Success is all a matter of having the right mindset - or is it?
The concept of a growth mindset that leads to success follows the usual formula of overemphasising personal agency in career development, while downplaying the circumstances.
- by Jim Bright
Four-day work week has a chance to gain traction this time
With thousands of workers across the world trying it – part of a recently launched six-month trial – there’s a sense that it might finally gain wider traction.
- by Alice Kantor
Opinion
Work therapy
Is it OK to grump about the latest corporate values push?
Negative feelings over yet another organisational culture project are understandable, especially when the day-to-day reality in the workplace looks different.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Analysis
The lowdown
Australia hasn’t had the Great Resignation, but more people are quitting now
While we haven’t seen workers leaving their jobs en masse during the pandemic, more Australians could be tempted to switch jobs soon.
- by Martin Edwards
Hire away: Now your family might get a say in your job interview
Companies are simplifying - and in some cases getting creative - about their hiring process to find workers in the labour shortage.
- by Sue White