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Universal paid domestic violence leave to be minister’s first act

Universal paid domestic violence leave to be minister’s first act

Tony Burke says legislating 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave as a universal right would be his first parliamentary act.

  • by Angus Thompson

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WA’s no jab, no job rules have eased, so what does life now look like for vaccine hold-outs?

WA’s no jab, no job rules have eased, so what does life now look like for vaccine hold-outs?

After six months of being locked-out of their jobs Perth’s unvaccinated have emerged from exile, but not all are rushing back to their old lives.

  • by Sarah Brookes
Help! My boss is telling me to work from the office or leave

Help! My boss is telling me to work from the office or leave

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.

  • by Kirstin Ferguson
‘He never texted us back’: Lazerpig staff claim being twice burned after business closes again
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‘He never texted us back’: Lazerpig staff claim being twice burned after business closes again

Popular pizza parlour accused of underpaying multiple staff who worked for two separate corporate entities that operated the business for nine years.

  • by Bianca Hall and Sarah Danckert
NBN Co staff receive hefty pay bumps as bonuses scrapped

NBN Co staff receive hefty pay bumps as bonuses scrapped

The decision is estimated to have affected about 3500 staff who received all or part of their short-term incentive bonus in the 2021 financial year.

  • by Zoe Samios and Lisa Visentin
ABC archive staff redundancies won’t risk local content, managing director says

ABC archive staff redundancies won’t risk local content, managing director says

The planned redundancies are part of the ABC’s digitisation of much of its audio and video collection and the rollout of systems that reporters and producers will use to source their own archival material. 

  • by Angus Thompson
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Local councils ‘hotbeds of bullying, sexism, harassment’: Women lift the lid

Local councils ‘hotbeds of bullying, sexism, harassment’: Women lift the lid

Ten years ago, Julia Gillard called out the misogyny in politics. A year ago, Brittany Higgins told us it was still there. Now, female councillors tell their stories.

  • by Sarah Brookes
Meetings – a waste of time or valuable part of office life?

Meetings – a waste of time or valuable part of office life?

There are two types of face-to-face meetings – those that are productive, efficient and produce actual decisions and outcomes. Then there is the other type in which a piece of your soul dies.

  • by Annie Lawson
‘People want a work-life balance’: Four-day work week trial begins in the UK

‘People want a work-life balance’: Four-day work week trial begins in the UK

Thousands of employees across 70 companies have started the first day of a four-day work week as part of a pilot program.

  • by Christine Hauser
Can my employer limit the amount of leave I take?

Can my employer limit the amount of leave I take?

After two years of accruing leave, a worker is keen to head overseas for a month. But can an employer really knock back their request?

  • by Kirstin Ferguson
Sydney Symphony Orchestra fires back at former CEO after claims of political ‘hit job’

Sydney Symphony Orchestra fires back at former CEO after claims of political ‘hit job’

As it prepares for its return to the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, Sydney Symphony Orchestra has filed its defence in the unfair dismissal case brought by former chief executive Emma Dunch.

  • by Linda Morris