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Aged care workers win pay rises of up to 14pc, fuelling inflation fears
More than 300,000 aged care workers have won large pay rises that are expected to increase wage pressures on other sectors and cost the budget billions.
- David Marin-Guzman and John Kehoe
Why staff are job hunting more than ever before
The high cost of living has generated rising employee fears about job security and prompted record numbers of people to consider changing jobs, new data shows.
- Patrick Durkin
What happens behind closed doors at Australia’s elite schools
The saga at Sydney’s Cranbrook School could trigger a new wave of accountability for how private schools operate.
- Julie Hare
‘Covert’ sex harassment rife at WA mines
The mining industry has a long way to go to stamp out systemic harassment of women, a study has found.
- Euan Black
How this Deloitte auditor got his chance to rescue AGL as CEO
Becoming a CEO was never a goal that drove Damien Nicks’ career, but when the energy company hit its lowest point, he knew it was the right time to step up.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Clare threatens to take funding away from Cranbrook
Education Minister Jason Clare has threatened to withdraw federal funding from Cranbrook School if an investigation finds “evidence of a pattern of immoral or unethical behaviour”.
- Julie Hare
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Sexual harassment is being used to shape business culture
Directors who don’t follow the Human Rights Commission’s anti-establishment directives are taking a big risk.
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It’s too late, Toyota
Readers’ letters on why legacy vehicle manufacturers shouldn’t receive support; the need for a bipartisan energy policy; supporting single-sex schooling; and Josh Frydenberg’s Israel visit.
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10 work hacks from the guru to CBA’s Comyn, Nadella and Branson
Adam Grant’s client list includes some of the biggest names in business. Chanticleer goes inside a private session between Grant and CBA boss Matt Comyn.
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Supporting Indigenous uni students is an investment, not an expense
Readers’ letters on the value of lifting First Nations undergraduate numbers; the folly of an institute of applied ethics; interest rate collateral damage; bitcoin mania; and Bankwest’s branch closures.
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This Month
Lack of men in HR least of bosses’ gender-equality problems
The push for greater gender diversity in corporate Australia has not translated into getting more men into female-dominated human resources roles.
- Euan Black
Students flocking to Australia despite visa confusion
International students are still flooding into the country, but record visa rejections have some wondering what’s going on.
- Julie Hare
Private school parents save the education system $4.6b a year: study
A new analysis calculates that governments spend $4.6 billion less each year than they would if all students were enrolled in public schools.
- Updated
- Julie Hare
Where boards are still going wrong
Only a few chairmen have dared look outside the usual pathways to the board to find a director with deep skills in technology, marketing or human resources.
- Sally Patten
- Analysis
- Workplace safety
Sexual harassment is being used to shape business culture
Directors who don’t follow the Human Rights Commission’s anti-establishment directives are taking a big risk.
- Aaron Patrick
Miners make historic bid for ‘same job same pay’
The mining union is using Labor’s new laws to push up pay for labour hire by as much as $20,000. Employers say it’s just the start of disruption across worksites.
- Updated
- David Marin-Guzman
Employers want to remove ‘outdated’ penalties for WFH
Business says unsocial hours and fatigue issues are not as relevant when staff work at home.
- David Marin-Guzman
Google’s Australian boss reveals her pet hate in the office
Ask Mel Silva, managing director of Google in Australia, what she doesn’t like at work and she doesn’t hold back.
- Cindy Yin and Sally Patten
Early NAPLAN gives more time to help struggling students
Students will sit the national assessment program earlier than ever before, with results landing much sooner in the school year.
- Julie Hare
Cranbrook to overhaul whistleblowing, child protection, bullying
Cranbrook School has written to its community with a raft of measures designed to restore trust in the school’s management and governance.
- Julie Hare
Jobseekers asking more questions about gender pay gap after WGEA data
The publication of large employers’ gender pay gaps has led to more questions from candidates about parental leave policies too.
- Euan Black
Why business leaders can’t cope with criticism
Chief executives who insist on hiring “yes people” soon forget how to present an argument in public, speechwriter and author Lucinda Holdforth claims.
- Sally Patten
Thodey to replace Hutchinson as Sydney University chancellor
With Sydney Uni deriving about half its revenue from foreign students, incoming chancellor David Thodey welcomes “a conversation” about effect on the broader community.
- Julie Hare
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It’s too late, Toyota
Readers’ letters on why legacy vehicle manufacturers shouldn’t receive support; the need for a bipartisan energy policy; supporting single-sex schooling; and Josh Frydenberg’s Israel visit.
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- Insolvency
NDIS provider GoodHuman forced into liquidation owing nearly $3m
The company, which sells software that simplifies administration for NDIS service providers, is believed to owe affected staff months of unpaid wages and super.
- Euan Black
- Exclusive
- Industrial relations
Secret union push for 26pc pay rise to spike building costs
The CFMEU is pushing for unprecedented increases in NSW, including an upfront 8 per cent pay rise that is expected to raise costs for already-priced projects.
- David Marin-Guzman
Cranbrook in turmoil after headmaster resigns
Nicholas Sampson resigned as headmaster of the elite private school after its council became aware of allegations against a teacher of “extremely concerning past conduct”.
- Updated
- Julie Hare
Westpac launches back-to-work program to get more women into tech
The big four bank’s training program is part of broader efforts by the financial services provider to narrow the gender pay gap.
- Euan Black
Meet Wei Li, the maths nerd who became BlackRock’s chief strategist
Wei Li’s rise from Shenzhen maths nerd to the upper echelons of the asset manager by 35 relied on an unusual strategy: making sure she was replaceable.
- Hans van Leeuwen
