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Pay dispute delays construction of 1600 homes
Industrial action by workers at poles and wires company Endeavour Energy is stalling the delivery of 1600 homes and $1.2 billion worth of warehouses in Sydney.
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- Campbell Kwan and David Marin-Guzman
25% discount to Dan Pink on work, life and the human condition
Financial Review subscribers receive a 25% discount on tickets to this virtual event on August 21, 2024.
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Why this CEO doesn’t like flying business class
For Who Gives a Crap co-founder and CEO Simon Griffiths, sitting at the front of the plane doesn’t resonate with the company’s brand.
- Lap Phan and Ciara Seccombe
BHP entrusts rising star with its copper mines
Anna Wiley, a leader in the Resources category, has barely put a foot wrong in a diverse career in mining that has led her to the top job in the group’s copper operations in South Australia.
- Brad Thompson
Rio Tinto leader never shies away from hard talks and tough calls
Sinead Kaufman, the winner of the Resources category, also shows great care and sensitivity for families and communities across her career in mining.
- Brad Thompson
What’s your best career tip? Award winners share theirs
Lead with compassion, don’t assume you know all the answers, and play to your strengths: winners in the Women in Leadership Awards share advice that has helped them.
- Victoria Thieberger
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CFMEU break-up overdue
The real source of John Setka and other union bosses’ political power remains the institutional privileges unions are granted by Australia’s archaic industrial relations framework.
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Nurses identify ‘$1.2bn’ in savings for 15 per cent pay rise
Deloitte’s report for the NSW nurses’ union found the state government may have missed out on more than $3 billion in Commonwealth funding due to inaccurate data.
- David Marin-Guzman
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Union calls for ‘moratorium’ on AI-job losses in banking sector
The Finance Sector Union wants laws to ensure gains from artificial intelligence are passed on as pay rises and halt job losses to allow workers to retrain.
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Setka’s ‘obnoxious and rude’ CFMEU fined for wet wipes blockade
The Federal Court has fined the CFMEU $109,000 for behaviour that a judge said was emblematic of the coercion that has plagued the construction industry for decades.
- David Marin-Guzman
Why parents are forking out $40k for their kids to live on campus
Residential colleges used to be the preserve of country boarders and blue-blood families, but there’s a growing trend among parents who want their kids to have the kind of university experience they had.
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Tax cuts will prolong rate pain: directors
Economic uncertainty and the energy transition are among the top issues being debated in our biggest boardrooms.
- Patrick Durkin and Sally Patten
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CFMEU break-up overdue
The real source of John Setka and other union bosses’ political power remains the institutional privileges unions are granted by Australia’s archaic industrial relations framework.
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Skilled refugees could unlock $9b in extra GDP
Maths graduate Wissam Chabo applied for 100 jobs before getting work in a local cafe. Research shows skilled migrants are badly underutilised, even during Australia’s skills shortage.
- Euan Black
BHP to test exemption limits under Labor’s ‘same pay’ laws
BHP will argue its labour hire subsidiaries are really service contractors as it attempts to fight off the mining union’s landmark pay bid.
- David Marin-Guzman
ANZ’s openly gay chairman warns on ASX’s sexuality disclosure
Asking boards to disclose the sexuality, age and ethnicity of directors risks encroaching on their privacy and could make them a target for activists, leading directors warn.
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What do Nobel, Dulux and Australia’s first high-rise have in common?
From making bricks for the 1956 Olympics to paint, explosives and mining technology company Orica’s long history mirrors the Australian economy.
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Director urges equality advocates to leave their echo chamber
True gender equality benefits men as well as women, Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz says, but advocates need to convince boys of that or risk going backwards.
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I had a difficult childhood. It made me an amazing employee
To the outside world, my success was unimpeachable – built around work – but inside I was a mess.
- Jennifer Romolini
Australia had more female fund managers seven years ago
Industry efforts to hire more women in investment management have borne fruit. But the industry is struggling to get more women into portfolio manager roles.
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Under poll pressure, Burke slams Setka ‘thuggery’
The CFMEU has demanded Labor back down on its law to break up the union, saying it will set a “terrible precedent”.
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