Barring an unforeseen shock,the economic signs appear reassuring. But probe deeper and things look disturbing.
More Australian shift workers took up an additional job in a bid to ease household budget pressures – and hospitality isn’t the only industry experiencing this trend,a report has revealed.
Bosses fear a new law preventing them from contacting workers too much after hours will open the door to vexatious claims – and the government is already hoping to make a big change.
A right to disconnect has been inserted into Labor’s latest industrial reforms,under which employers face fines or criminal sanctions if they fail to comply.
Think your boss is calling you too much after work? You will soon have a way to stop them under legislation going before parliament.
The era of monthly Happy Hour drinks or pink cupcakes for an International Women’s Day morning tea just don’t cut it. There are other ways to make events that work for women.
There is more at stake than the termination of the presenter’s contract. Her case tests the role of the media and the right of journalists to express their views.
If it’s really a substantial benefit for companies to have employees in the office,they should pay and compete for that edge.
The jobs figures will be closely examined by the Reserve Bank board when it meets for the first time this year in early February.
If the economy’s been slowing for the whole of this year,why is the budget balance getting better rather than worse?
The salary increases will range from between 11 and 29 per cent,preventing a New Year’s Day shutdown by paramedics.