Today
How new Melbourne Symphony boss wants to move on from Gaza furore
Richard Wigley, who came to the MSO’s top job via Belfast, cited Barack Obama’s “don’t do stupid stuff” motto as a phrase for how he will rebuild the organisation.
- Michael Bailey
This Month
ANU leaders berate staff over leaks, voice support for Bell
Senior executives at ANU have berated staff for leaking confidential information and say revelations have painted a false picture of the university’s culture.
- Julie Hare
- Exclusive
- ANU
ANU deans hauled in for ‘change management’ meetings
Three of the Australian National University’s seven college leaders were summoned to meetings this week where they were told the governing council had lost confidence in them.
- Julie Hare
Teals back more small business IR exemptions as unions baulk
In a letter to the workplace relations minister, lower-house teal MPs argued smaller firms should not be subject to the same workplace laws as big companies.
- Ronald Mizen
Push for McDonald’s pay rise shows danger of Labor’s laws, says BCA
Multi-employer bargaining has extended far beyond original intentions, according to the business lobby, including east coast miners and the fast food sector.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Exclusive
- University
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
‘Brain drain’: When return-to-office mandates backfire
Employees quit their jobs in higher numbers when told to return to the office, according to a new analysis of S&P 500 firms.
- Euan Black
November
Why being good at your job isn’t enough to get a promotion
Brighter Super CEO Kate Farrar reveals the secrets to getting a promotion, what she does at 4am and what she learnt from failing at an investment bank.
- Updated
- Sally Patten and Lap Phan
Dovetail employee sues start-up and founder over personal relationship
The survey analytics software company, which sealed its status as a unicorn with a $1 billion valuation in late 2021, is backed by large funds such as Blackbird.
- Amelia McGuire
The graduate employment boom is over
Akshaya Josy has a master’s degree but can’t find a job in her field. It’s part of a recruitment trend that has started showing up at the big four accounting firms.
- Updated
- Euan Black
Female bosses are paid $159k less than men
Female chief executives and heads of business are paid an average of $158,632 less than their male counterparts, according to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
- Euan Black
‘Stealth sackings’ are the new workplace trend
As companies try to rein in costs and restrict initiatives that do not help profits, workers are wary of being quietly laid off for seemingly minor violations.
- Anjli Raval
Social cohesion hits record lows, support for immigration slumps
The cost of living, high interest rates, the growing wealth gap and concern over migration all contributed to Australians feeling more anxious about life.
- Patrick Durkin
NAB allegedly withdrew job offer after finding out woman was pregnant
National Australia Bank allegedly withdrew a job offer because it found out that the woman it had offered the role to was pregnant.
- Lucas Baird
- Exclusive
- Gender equality
Paid leave would help menopause super hit: ASFA
Absence of Australian data has led to a failure among employers and governments to understand the financial impacts on women, says a pension industry body.
- Michelle Bowes
Your standing desk’s probably damaging your health. Here’s an easy fix
Those hours avoiding sitting have their own downsides, increasing people’s likelihood of developing serious circulatory problems.
- Gretchen Reynolds
AI now critical for job hunting success, recruiters say
It is becoming acceptable to use the technology to draft letters and CVs — but not to answer assessments.
- Bethan Staton
Coles orders staff back to the office
Chief executive Leah Weckert says 5000 office workers will soon have to be in the office three days a week to foster collaboration.
- Euan Black
Tracking and decoding corporate jargon
A tracker of our growing list of corporatespeak – and our suggestions for plain-language alternatives. Consider it your jargon dictionary.
- Updated
- Edmund Tadros
