This Month
- Opinion
- Gen Z
Culture clash as Baby Boomers and Gen Z stop talking at work
Male managers are so terrified of getting “cancelled” that some are avoiding conversations with their young colleagues altogether.
- Lucy Burton
Forget year-end bonuses for working hard – this firm rewards joggers
A Chinese paper maker has decided to scrap annual payouts for something healthier – a monthly wad of cash based on how much its employees exercise.
- Shirley Zhao
- Opinion
The perils of mangling a colleague’s name
Mispronouncing a co-worker’s name at work can be hazardous – and not just if it’s the boss.
- Pilita Clark
Sacked Macquarie staffer alleges colleague touched her inappropriately
A former associate has alleged her colleague “clapped” her bottom at an event held at The Establishment in Sydney, leaving her “uncomfortable and embarrassed”.
- Lucas Baird
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Senate horse-trading sends small business the bill for workplace complexity
The IR changes – and the opaque way changes have been prosecuted – run roughshod over the government’s commitment to make life easier for small business.
- Luke Achterstraat
Firms aren’t ready for a wave of new sexual harassment rules
Fewer than half of directors are confident their companies will be able to meet to new workplace sexual harassment rules when they come into force next week.
- Sally Patten
CBA says ex-staffer’s claims should be ‘struck out as embarrassing’
CBA says the allegations it took adverse action against a former employee who complained about 60-hour work weeks is “liable to be struck out as embarrassing”.
- Lucas Baird
LinkedIn is rotting our leaders, says Alan Joyce’s former speechwriter
Lucinda Holdforth reckons executives should focus on delivering results and ditch the bubble talk about authenticity and vulnerability.
- Myriam Robin
November
Feel overworked and underpaid? You’re not the only one
Insufficient recognition, poor change management and inappropriate workloads are the biggest risks for employee wellbeing, a study has found.
- Euan Black
‘Dreadful and lonely’: WFH regret as back-to-office debate sharpens
But the majority disagreed with suggestions that people who choose to work from home should be paid less, and 67 per cent supported broader moves to flexible work.
- Hannah Wootton
Aynur’s boss said return to the office. She found a new job instead
Low unemployment is making it easier for workers who don’t want to follow return-to-office rules to find alternative employment, and experts warn holdouts are getting more rights to push back.
- Euan Black and David Marin-Guzman
Amazon tells staff: come into the office if you want a promotion
Amazon Australia employees who work less than three days a week in the office cannot get a promotion without additional leadership approval.
- Euan Black
Mission to modernise: Why Bullock wants to shake up the RBA
The new governor’s plan is to overhaul one of Australia’s most traditional institutions. There are good reasons to make changes but there are big risks as well.
- Updated
- John Kehoe
WFH while on overseas holiday claim dismissed
When a Ticketek manager was told his request to work from a hotel in South Korea needed to be discussed ‘more formally’, he had a panic attack and called in unfit for work for three months.
- David Marin-Guzman
The lucrative perks employees fail to exploit
Major companies reveal staff neglect to take advantage of these employee benefits.
- Euan Black
‘WFH is not a god-given right’: Business leaders back workplace ruling
Corporate leaders have welcomed a Fair Work Commission ruling that found being in the office could have benefits for productivity and collaboration.
- Euan Black and David Marin-Guzman
Collecting for a colleague’s gift is an office nightmare
Technology is upending the age-old act of chipping in for a farewell gift.
- Pilita Clark
- Exclusive
- Jobs
Dozens of jobs to go at ANZ, others sent to India
ANZ will make up to 60 roles redundant as part of a restructure affecting more than 200 employees in its Group Risk department.
- Euan Black
Saunas, ice baths and health allowances: Welcome to the next wave of perks
Employers are ramping up their wellbeing offerings after the pandemic left many employees feeling burnt out. Subsidised gym memberships no longer cut it.
- Euan Black
Why goods meant for Sydney are ending up elsewhere
Ships loaded with goods are skipping ports where they might be hit by a long-running wharf dispute and dropping them off somewhere else.
- David Marin-Guzman
