Women are bearing the brunt of the insecure work crisis in tertiary education,with almost one in every three employees working at a university in Victoria a woman in a casual or fixed-contract job.
Even after Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke scraps the building code,the Australian Building and Construction Commission can take legal action.
Commissioner Stephen McBurney will continue to earn more than $450,000 with his powers all but removed until the government can legislate his removal.
No one can force you to share your pronouns if you don’t want to,says Dr Kirstin Ferguson,but doing so is an easy step to creating a more inclusive workplace.
Fair Work Ombudsman Sandra Parker says underpayments in the tertiary sector have become a systemic issue,which has been linked to the use of casual academics.
The Herald backs the Fair Work Commission’s decision to raise the minimum wage. As inflation bites,this is an important financial boost for low-income workers.
The only path to sustainable real wages growth is a sustained improvement in the productivity of our workforce.
As a worker deals with an employer who echoes the recent edict from Elon Musk to Tesla employees,Dr Kirstin Ferguson has some frank advice.
Popular pizza parlour accused of underpaying multiple staff who worked for two separate corporate entities that operated the business for nine years.
The new government’s promise to make job security an object of the Fair Work Act faces the complex task of coming up with a definition.
Transitioning into a leadership role can be tricky,says Kirstin Ferguson,especially when former peers are jealous and uncooperative.