Striking coal miners marching in London, March 1972.
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The strength of the government and public support can make a crucial difference.
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Do you actually need compulsory vaccination at your workplace? And if you do, as a last resort, how do you make mandates fair?
Larry Nassar will spend the rest of his life in prison for his crimes. Should anyone else bear responsibility?
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Employers like Michigan State play a critical role in protecting people – or not – from abuse by people on their payroll.
Most coworking spaces target small-business workers who tend to be in professional services and technical or knowledge-based work.
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Rather than just catering to one stereotype of worker, people who use coworking spaces actually come from different backgrounds, professions and ages.
For employers, innovation is seen as a purposeful process or task, with structure and format.
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New research shows that young people and employers have different ideas about innovation and the future of work.
Gig workers saw their work as flexible but also with its risks.
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A study shows the reality of gig worker experiences is far more nuanced than enjoying flexible work or being exploited.
Without loyalty, employees don’t go the extra mile that’s needed to make a business competitive.
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Breach of a psychological contract in the workplace can irreparably damage relationships and produce a number of undesirable outcomes.
Doctors, landlords and now employers are expected to check immigration status.
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Border control no longer stops at the border.
A Canberra barista makes coffee. Many low-paid workers will be affected by the Fair Work Commission’s decision on penalty rates.
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The government has a major headache on its hands with the proposed cuts to penalty rates, which could haunt it all the way to the next election.
Knowledge workers hate being micromanaged.
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The number of “knowledge workers” in Australia is rising but they present a unique challenge to managers.
Timekeeping laws still refer to the forgone days of punch cards and time clocks.
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If you think the hours you work are all converted directly into dollars, think again. There are a lot of ways employers can manipulate your time – some of which are legal, others highly questionable.
Cabinet papers released today have given us some insight into how current issues like the gender superannuation gap emerged.
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The changes to superannuation discussed in the 1992-93 cabinet papers shaped the system we have today for better and worse.
Employers’ demand for critical thinking skills in new graduates has risen 158% in three years.
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Being a good critical thinker is a desirable and highly-sought after trait for getting a job in today’s economy. But are universities actually teaching this skill effectively?
Employees who have a mutually loyal relationship with their employers and a balance of positive and negative emotions at work are less likely to quit.
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New research used a method that predicts divorce to pick up the signs that an employee will stay or leave their job.
Backpackers will lose 95% of their superannuation while other workers from overseas retain theirs.
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The government’s changes to the so called “backpacker tax” will mean these holidaying workers will have less super than other temporary workers in Australia, creating even more inequality.
The practice of looking up a future employees’ social media account is widespread but the use of such profiling is blurring the lines between private and public life.
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Employers are increasingly using potential employees’ social media accounts to determine their suitability for jobs. A new study finds employees are uncomfortable with this but accept the practice.
A lot of research on internships is based on perspectives of employers and interns, which makes the findings less objective.
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There isn’t a lot of research on whether an internship will secure you a job.
Research shows that employers tend to win cases where pregnant women claim unfair dismissal.
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Research shows pregnant women are still being discriminated against in unfair dismissal cases, when employers say they are redundant.
The rise of subcontracting and franchises has allowed employers to enjoy the profits without the responsibility.
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While there has been a rise in contracting out and ‘disruptors’ such as Uber, employment is an will remain the dominant method of business operation in a capitalist setting.
The association representing AFL players is a good example of using a union model to give workers a voice.
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In an increasingly individualised workplace, unions can no longer rely on organising tactics to survive. Instead, they need to undertake a major “rebranding”.