Today
I won’t be bullied into stipulating my pronouns. Even if I get fired
Why do my colleagues feel they must bring gender activism and their self-actualisation journeys into the office? Because I don’t.
- Judith Woods
Yesterday
- Exclusive
- Leadership lessons
The top skills leaders need to succeed this decade
Knowing how to get the most out of hybrid working and generative AI are among the skills that leaders need today. The future will call for much more.
- Euan Black
July
CFMEU appoints anti-corruption expert to solve issues ‘head-on’
The embattled union has appointed a leading corruption fighter, national secretary Zach Smith has revealed.
- Staff reporters
Companies not as prepared against harassment as they think they are
Companies may think their workplace harassment policies are fit for purpose, but a survey shows many need to change to comply with new obligations.
- Staff reporter
- Exclusive
- Working from home
Offices get busier as jobs market tightens
New data suggests the sharp uptick in office attendance at the start of the year has marked the beginning of a longer-lasting shift.
- Euan Black
- Opinion
- Building Bad
How to burst the CFMEU’s balloon for good
Press the construction union, and it simply bulges up somewhere else. More tools are needed if the union’s long-term culture is to change.
- Peter Richards
- Opinion
- Workplace culture
‘Humaning’ and other nonsense: why we put up with corporate twaddle
Office jargon will always be unstoppable because it makes us feel more secure, more of an insider and more able to tell someone something pronto.
- Pilita Clark
The perk more employers are using to snare top workers
Generous parental leave policies have become a way to compete for good staff in a tight jobs market without offering extra salary, new data show.
- Euan Black
The High Court’s youngest judge is its new contrarian
James Edelman was once mistaken for a drinks waiter by a fellow judge at a cocktail party, now he’s arguably the High Court’s most interesting justice.
- Michael Pelly
Why ‘quiet vacationing’ could lead to getting sacked
“Quiet vacationing” is an emerging trend as employees take advantage of work from home rules, but they could be contravening tax and visa rules.
- Euan Black
- Exclusive
- Building Bad
Union sparkies spare Cbus-backed builds from work bans
Developments in western Sydney are running months behind schedule due to industrial action at Endeavour Energy. But two projects seem to be exempt.
- Campbell Kwan and David Marin-Guzman
CFMEU law-breaker appointed to Queensland work health and safety board
The union representative, who has an extensive history of breaking workplace laws, was appointed by the state’s Labor government.
- James Hall
- Opinion
- Building Bad
How the CFMEU tightened its grip on Australia’s cities
Combine governments that put nation-building at the heart of their political agendas with a legalised labour market monopoly. It’s a recipe for total control.
- Michael Angwin
Dustin Martin’s ex-bikie uncle faces deportation in CFMEU crackdown
Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil cancelled the visa of the former Rebels president – and Dustin Martin’s uncle – on character grounds following reports of underworld infiltration in the construction industry.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Opinion
- The AFR View
CFMEU lawlessness demands three responses
But instead, Labor and the unions are seeking to dodge reinstating the ABCC, overhauling the governance of industry super, and scaling back Victoria’s Big Build.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Building Bad
Why the construction industry needs its own cop
The ABCC was a highly successful regulator, and its disbandment by the Labor government emboldened the law-breaking construction union.
- Nigel Hadgkiss
What happens if you cross a CFMEU picket line
An urgent injunction has been upheld in Brisbane, imposing strict conditions on the militant union following claims of threats and intimidation.
- James Hall
- Opinion
- Illness
Do you get sick on holidays? You’re probably a workaholic
Those of us who fall ill as soon as we stop work may need to rethink our approach to life.
- Pilita Clark
- Exclusive
- Building Bad
Albanese to push aside CFMEU bosses
The Albanese government will seek to appoint an external administrator to clean up the CFMEU, sidelining its national and state leaders. The MUA is also considering whether to split from the CFMEU.
- David Marin-Guzman, Phillip Coorey, Hannah Wootton and Gus McCubbing
What businesses are doing right for this group of workers
Not only did it mean Shelley could work in a step-free environment catered to her needs, but it also meant she didn’t have to ask for special treatment.
- Euan Black
