How Australia can get more people with disability into the workplace
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How Australia can get more people with disability into the workplace

Australia is lagging when it comes to employing people with disability – quotas for disability services could be a start.

  • byDamian Mellifont,Jennifer Smith-Merry andKim Bulkeley

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Indigenous people must not carry the load of diversity
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Indigenous people must not carry the load of diversity

First Nations people often take on the “cultural load” in their workplaces. Employers need to ease this burden.

  • byNina Sivertsen andTahlia Johnson
Incentives can lead employees to cheat or lie at work

Incentives can lead employees to cheat or lie at work

Incentives for employees are based on the controversial assumption that external rewards and punishments are the primary motivators of people’s actions.

  • byTaylor Telford
What’s in a name? Branding hybrid work policies the latest challenge facing business

What’s in a name? Branding hybrid work policies the latest challenge facing business

Employers are coming up with a whole new class of catchphrases to promote their flexible-work options.

  • byMatthew Boyle
How to prepare for the worst as global giants cut jobs

How to prepare for the worst as global giants cut jobs

The frenzied,pandemic-era burst of hiring across high-wage industries has ended. In its wake,firms are seeking to cut costs — and staff — in anticipation of a downturn. Here’s what you should do if you find yourself stuck at a company where layoffs loom.

  • byCharlie Wells
Workplace support for DV victims slow in coming
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Opinion

Workplace support for DV victims slow in coming

It’s time to set a workplace agenda for addressing domestic violence.

  • byMihajla Gavin andRuth Weatherall
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Long-overdue industrial reforms pave the way for fairer pay
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Opinion

Long-overdue industrial reforms pave the way for fairer pay

Measures to support and facilitate bargaining in low-paid sectors should open the door for workers to access living wages.

  • byRae Cooper andChris F Wright
Termination of expired enterprise agreements to become harder
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Opinion

Termination of expired enterprise agreements to become harder

The federal government is trying to close a loophole for terminating enterprise agreements.

  • byAlex Veen andStephen Clibborn
Why the great resignation and quiet quitting are not just trends
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Why the great resignation and quiet quitting are not just trends

Do we spend too much time working? New research suggests that people are beginning to prioritise other areas.

  • byAsanka Gunasekara
Best of both worlds:hybrid happiness
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Best of both worlds:hybrid happiness

Why employees and managers can’t ignore the social and mental health impact of working from home.

  • byKiffer George Card
International evidence supports multiple-employer bargaining
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Opinion

International evidence supports multiple-employer bargaining

If the “Secure Jobs,Better Pay” bill is passed,it will herald major changes to the industrial relations system.

  • byChris F Wright