The lowdown
Opinion
Diversity
Diversity and inclusion aren’t the same, and both need your attention
Many workplaces have a diverse workforce, but aren’t inclusive. It’s important to get both things right to make employees feel like they belong.
- by Scarlett McDermott
Latest
Learning is a life-long commitment as we extend our working lives
As people live longer and thus work for more years, flexibility and adaptability need to be placed at the centre of higher education, no matter what the degree.
- by Julia Coyle and Theo Farrell
Opinion
Opinion
Australia is on the brink of a wellbeing recession
Lockdowns and border closures may be a thing of the past, but the legacy of COVID looms large over our ways of working. Many Australians are working more hours and feeling more burnt out than before the pandemic.
- by Natalie James and Sean Gallagher
Opinion
Opinion
The WFH lessons you should take back to the office
Feeling down about being back in a workplace? Here are four tips to help.
- by Angela Ferguson
Opinion
Opinion
Management has hijacked the struggle for inclusion and diversity
Diversity and inclusion policies have failed in our companies and there has been little improvement for workers labelled as diverse. Here’s why.
- by Celina McEwen, Alison Pullen and Carl Rhodes
Opinion
Manufacturing
Politicians say they love local manufacturing. Here’s how they can act on it
Factories provide an excellent backdrop for high-vis clad politicians to make election campaign announcements. But the reality is that local manufacturing employs just about 6 per cent of the Australian workforce.
- by Jesse Adams Stein
Opinion
MyCareer
Why sustaining a livelihood in the arts is so hard
More than 80 per cent of artists work as freelancers or on a self-employed basis.
- by Katherine Power
Analysis
Analysis
Skills shortages make training a hot election issue
The vocational education and training sectors are underfunded and trust in the quality of outcomes is still an issue.
- by Peter Hurley
Opinion
Opinion
Temporary migrant workers remain vulnerable to workplace exploitation
As borders open to migrant workers, the issue of underpayment is expected to become more prominent.
- by Stephen Clibborn
Opinion
Opinion
Australia enshrines protection against modern slavery
Australia has a Modern Slavery Act and a National Action Plan to Combat Modern Slavery. Here is why it also needed to ratify the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Protocol on Forced Labour.
- by Martijn Boersma and Justine Nolan
Opinion
Opinion
New apprentice incentives leave the job undone
New funding to fill skills shortages is welcome but this week’s Budget announcements represent an opportunity missed.
- by Tom Emeleus