This Month
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
Emerson overstates RBA’s impact on jobs
Readers’ letters on what 4.5 per cent unemployment really means; delay of the Nature Positive Bill; Reserve Bank independence; office party activities; and South Australia’s high-voltage lines.
Welcome to Australia Post’s HQ. Just don’t call it the HQ
The postal service has ditched its high-profile head office in a Melbourne skyscraper for a humble yet high-tech building in the suburbs. It’s all about the vibe.
- Nick Lenaghan
- Exclusive
- Workplace
I will ‘hunt you down’: ANU staff rebel at its culture of fear
University staff say they feel demoralised by Genevieve Bell’s leadership, calling her proposed overhaul “a corporate-style raid of a national institution”.
- Updated
- Julie Hare
Nine’s Airlie Walsh sues network amid workplace culture fallout
The well-known television personality had worked on the Today breakfast program and as a political reporter for more than a decade.
- Max Mason and Sam Buckingham-Jones
November
Marles’ ‘exiled’ chief of staff sues over bullying claim
Jo Tarnawsky is seeking compensation and damages over how senior government figures treated her after she complained about workplace bullying.
- Andrew Tillett
Law firm accused of improper billing and discrimination
A legal assistant alleges he was forcibly made redundant at Lander & Rogers after complaining about appropriate access when he started using a wheelchair.
- Maxim Shanahan
- Opinion
- Opinion
Want your best workers to quit? Make them come in every day
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are big fans of the five-day office mandate. But it’s a terrible way to manage talent.
- Sarah Green Carmichael
- Exclusive
- Online gambling
Deposed Tabcorp boss has a warning for CEOs everywhere
In his first interview since being sacked as the chief executive of the wagering giant, Adam Rytenskild says he was put “six feet under” with no warning.
- Zoe Samios
- Updated
- Diversity
Rio Tinto workers push back against its diversity efforts
Two years after a major review found the company had systemic bullying issues, employees of both sexes say they are uncomfortable about some changes.
- Updated
- Peter Ker
Why bosses should stop railing against Gen Z
They may do things differently, but new research suggests younger workers are often the most engaged and motivated segment of the workforce.
- Euan Black
BoQ plays hardball with staff bonuses to limit redundancy costs
The regional lending major is encouraging so-called natural attrition as it attempts to cut around 400 staff and restructure the business.
- Lucas Baird
HSBC downsized its London head office – now it’s upsizing
Projections about shrinking office footprints are being challenged by the return of workers to offices.
- Jack Sidders and Harry Wilson
Amazon CEO denies full in-office mandate is ‘backdoor lay-off’
The controversial plan mandating workers come to Amazon offices every day starting next year, up from three days now, has caused consternation among employees.
- Greg Bensinger
- Analysis
- Analysis
The new perk tempting employees back to the office
Corporate giants – Salesforce, Uber, Ben & Jerry’s and Google – are all opening their lift doors to dogs. But beware “office zoomies”.
- Flic Everett
Victorian Greens MP quits party after affair with staffer
Victorian Greens leader Ellen Sandell says Prahran MP Sam Hibbins has completely lost her trust and is “never welcome back” after admitting he had an affair with a female staffer.
- Gus McCubbing
October
Cbus’ staff turnover, governance ring alarm bells, says Morningstar
Senior personnel departures at the superannuation fund point to potential cultural problems, according to the research house.
- Hannah Wootton
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Inside Macquarie’s new HQ, where the queen takes centre stage
Employees see their boss Shemara Wikramanayake on the way to their desks after entering the building without a security pass – since there are face scanners.
- Anthony Macdonald
Nine hires workplace investigators to sift through complaints
The media company has “a number of active investigations underway” into alleged misbehaviour by staff, its acting CEO Matt Stanton says.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Office mandates on the rise as jobs market softens: experts
The trend back to the office has further to run in the short term as power swings back toward employers. But there may be limits to that shift.
- Nick Lenaghan
- Opinion
- Opinion
The difficult work conversation AI helped me with
Turning to ChatGPT stopped weeks of procrastination over an email.
- Emma Jacobs
