Yesterday
Flexibility, part-time work needed for better bench, says judge
Court of Appeal judge Janine Pritchard has called for greater flexibility in the judiciary to stop top women candidates self-selecting out of a judicial career.
- Maxim Shanahan
This Month
Zoom dropped from Nasdaq in sign pandemic-era darling trade is over
Shares in the video-conferencing company have underperformed every major equity benchmark in 2023, rising just 5.7 per cent.
- Emily Graffeo and Brody Ford
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
The professor, his student and a decade of ‘serious misconduct’
The sacking of star economist Chris Edmond has rocked the establishment. Academics are seeking answers from one of the country’s top universities, and the RBA.
- Mark Di Stefano and Aaron Patrick
- Exclusive
- Hiring & firing
The industries making the most people redundant
Almost one in four people made redundant between November last year and August this year worked in construction or professional, scientific and technical services.
- Euan Black
- Updated
- General insurance
IAG’s top lawyer in costly departure after ‘conduct breach’
The company’s general counsel, Peter Horton, who had worked at other major companies, has left immediately.
- Updated
- Liam Walsh
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
- Opinion
- Opinion
Is an office romance a good investment?
Mistletoe encounters at the staff party are rarely encouraged — but they might pay off.
- Emma Jacobs
STC loses subscribers after scarf display
A former STC patron whose open letter to the company went viral estimates that hundreds of people are cancelling or holding off on their 2024 subscriptions.
- Michael Bailey
The $100,000 question at the heart of the gender pay gap
The gender pay gap isn’t just caused by bias and discrimination. And not everyone agrees about what we should do about it.
- Euan Black
Has working from home made people passive-aggressive?
The strategy is fast becoming commonplace in cases where more direct expressions of frustration and resentment would be considered unprofessional.
- Josh Cohen
November
Scores more IR changes ‘make a bad bill worse’
Labor has introduced surprise new union powers in almost 100 amendments to its workplace bill that employers warn increase complexity and expand unions’ reach.
- Updated
- David Marin-Guzman
IKEA, Big W boost staff holidays to five weeks a year
The two big brands have joined major retailers like Apple and Bunnings in increasing annual leave to 25 days, as the retail union pushes for a new holiday standard.
- David Marin-Guzman
Law firm stands out at closing the pay gap for women
Kelly Griffiths was hired as a partner after she said during a job interview she was planning a second child. It’s part of a trend towards closing gender pay gaps.
- 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
Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill fires up over Burke deal on labour hire
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke’s deal on controversial labour hire laws has split the resources industry, sparking internal frustration from mining giant Roy Hill.
- Updated
- David Marin-Guzman
ANZ links bonuses to office attendance
The bank’s employees have been told their annual reward may be slashed if they fail to spend at least half of their scheduled working hours in the office.
- Euan Black
EY in talks to close London HQ as staff work from home
EY wants to move to a more environmentally friendly building, and staff are also spending less time in the office after the pandemic changed working patterns.
- Irina Anghel and Jack Sidders
- Opinion
- Opinion
The inescapable tyranny of working for a toxic boss
The prevalence of pernicious management and workplaces is difficult to measure - but numerous scandals show it is a problem in every sector.
- Updated
- Pilita Clark
Hilton wants job applicants to send a TikTok video, not their CV
The hotel operator says social-media videos are a better test for customer-service roles as AI increases doubts over the value of cover letters and resumes.
- Euan Black
