Ban bosses from blocking working from home unless they have a good reason:unions

Ban bosses from blocking working from home unless they have a good reason:unions

ACTU secretary Sally McManus says sensible changes should be made to awards “that finally bring them into the reality of 2024”.

  • byAngus Thompson

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Job losses and potentially ‘dire’ impact on regional media from Meta’s news exit

Job losses and potentially ‘dire’ impact on regional media from Meta’s news exit

Australian Community Media boss Antony Catalano warns of job losses in regional publishing.

  • byCalum Jaspan
Good news:Our falling productivity is too bad to be true

Good news:Our falling productivity is too bad to be true

Our stunning fall in productivity may mean the world’s coming to an end,but it’s more likely to mean there’s something funny going on with the figures.

  • byRoss Gittins
How to find gender pay gap data – once a tightly held secret – on your company

How to find gender pay gap data – once a tightly held secret – on your company

The publication of wage gap data for the country’s 5000 biggest businesses for the first time will arm employees with valuable information about their position in the workplace.

  • byLisa Visentin
Why bosses should embrace romance in the office

Why bosses should embrace romance in the office

Two colleagues have affection for each other,and it’s been going on a while. There’s no power imbalance nor inappropriateness. Why not embrace it?

  • byMargot Faraci
Better educated,more discerning workers set to seize future jobs

Better educated,more discerning workers set to seize future jobs

Education levels are still higher in other cities,but Brisbane is expected to enjoy a white-collar jobs boom – even if health and aged care still dominates.

  • bySean Parnell
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Has WFH put the future of Brisbane’s CBD in jeopardy?

Has WFH put the future of Brisbane’s CBD in jeopardy?

The pandemic changed the way we work,but as we crawl out of the COVID years,is the shift really permanent?

  • byCourtney Kruk
Real wages grow for first time in nearly three years

Real wages grow for first time in nearly three years

Australians’ wages rose by 4.2 per cent over the year to December - the highest annual growth since March 2009.

  • byShane Wright andRachel Clun
A golden era for employment is coming to an end
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A golden era for employment is coming to an end

January’s grim jobs figures show the Reserve Bank’s aggressive interest rate increases are now having a substantial effect on the NSW economy.

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Sharp slowdown in jobs market as economy feels pinch from rate hikes

Sharp slowdown in jobs market as economy feels pinch from rate hikes

NSW,the nation’s largest economy,is at the epicentre of a slowdown in the jobs market as high interest rates weigh on households.

  • byShane Wright
Network 10 to axe local jobs in global Paramount redundancies

Network 10 to axe local jobs in global Paramount redundancies

Paramount has told staff that Australian workers at Network 10 will be among the 800 jobs the US entertainment giant will cut to save cash amid takeover talks.

  • byCalum Jaspan