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Country Road calls in investigators amid harassment, bullying complaints

Country Road calls in investigators amid harassment, bullying complaints

The fashion retailer has launched an independent investigation after staff said it did not adequately handle their sexual harassment and bullying complaints. 

  • by Sumeyya Ilanbey

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Is workplace abuse more prevalent than I realised?

Is workplace abuse more prevalent than I realised?

There’s a desire in our society to believe most companies exist on a reasonably narrow spectrum with nothing radical at the extremes. But that’s a myth.

  • by Jonathan Rivett
Two minutes with: A funeral celebrant who makes the most out of life

Two minutes with: A funeral celebrant who makes the most out of life

Funeral celebrant Kate Morgan says her job is a constant reminder that life is short.

  • by Sue White
Why ‘green dot’-obsessed managers are ruining remote work

Why ‘green dot’-obsessed managers are ruining remote work

Workers once hid behind pot plants and pillars to avoid their bosses’ roving eyes. These days, the ever-present “green dot” is making it much harder.

  • by Jim Bright
Timing of Telstra’s workforce cuts raise suspicions about spectre of AI
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AI

Timing of Telstra’s workforce cuts raise suspicions about spectre of AI

The proposed mass redundancies at one of the country’s biggest employers are a shock but also raise community fears about the future of jobs in the face of the rise of AI – even though Telstra said the losses were unrelated to machine learning.

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Two minutes with: A Quitline counsellor helping smokers find their ‘aha moment’

Two minutes with: A Quitline counsellor helping smokers find their ‘aha moment’

Quitline counsellor Ciza Dion says it can be hard talking to clients over the phone, but helping someone to break an addiction makes it all worthwhile.

  • by Sue White
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Struggle to switch off? Here’s how to (actually) leave work at work

Struggle to switch off? Here’s how to (actually) leave work at work

Shutting off your work brain and shifting into relaxation mode is easier said than done, but it’s important to use strategies to help you leave work at work.

  • by Téa Angelos
I was overlooked for the perfect internal role. Should I move on?

I was overlooked for the perfect internal role. Should I move on?

Being passed over for a promotion you expected to get can feel like a death knell, but there might be a hidden reason why it happened.

  • by Jonathan Rivett
Meet the company therapist who helps people take fewer meetings

Meet the company therapist who helps people take fewer meetings

Organisational therapist Sharon Darmody says a lot of the things she does today couldn’t have been done in businesses 10 years ago.

  • by Sue White
Many of us aren’t engaged at work. What’s so bad about that?

Many of us aren’t engaged at work. What’s so bad about that?

A significant number of the workforce have always seen work as a means to an end, rather than an end in and of itself.

  • by Jim Bright
Should you hire for equity or for excellence?
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Hiring

Should you hire for equity or for excellence?

Should the focus of recruitment be on ensuring fairness and inclusion, or on securing the highest level of individual talent? Is there a way to hire for both?

  • by Lauren Anderson