Workplace culture
Public sector right-to-disconnect advice goes further than the legislation, employers warn
A guidance document from the Australian Public Service Commission calls for government agencies to be model employers when the workplace change comes in.
- by Olivia Ireland
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LinkedIn is my favourite place on the internet. There, I said it
LinkedIn’s model ensures the worst impulses of the internet are tempered. If the price to pay is to scroll past the occasional large ego, then sign me up.
- by Tim Duggan
Jobs, costs cut at MinRes’ luxury HQ as Chris Ellison takes the biscuit
There will no pay rises for senior employees this year and fewer perks for office workers ahead of a massive reduction in the miner’s remote workforce.
- by Peter Milne
‘Will not be popular’: Unions slam premier over work from home call
The state’s top union leader says public servants have “had the rug pulled from under them” by a push to get them back in the office.
- by Megan Gorrey
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Liberal Party
I was among political staffers sexually abused. We’ve won change, but our work isn’t done
We were women cast aside, but we were underestimated.
- by Chelsey Potter
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Diversity
Corporations brace for diversity decimation under Trump
Corporate America is bracing for whiplash on the question of how to value diversity in the workplace as the prospect of a Trump administration looms.
- by Simone Foxman and Jeff Green
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Work therapy
Why did I get blamed for a bad idea at work?
It sounds to me that you’ve either become caught up in some catastrophic misunderstanding or you’ve been deceived.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Right to disconnect laws are coming. Here’s how to set proper boundaries at work
At the end of this month, Aussie workers will have the right to ignore late-night calls from their bosses.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
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Opinion
Four simple ways to make meetings more productive – and less painful
Meetings can sap the joy from our workdays and consume precious time that could be better spend on meaningful tasks. Here’s how to fix them.
- by Shadé Zahrai
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Opinion
The surprising upside of impostor syndrome
Impostor thoughts, while often labelled as wholly negative, might just have a silver lining.
- by Shadé Zahrai
Opinion
Work therapy
Why is my colleague making fun of my standing desk?
Your slightly crabby teammate may think you’re participating in a frivolous fad rather than making a change for genuine health reasons. They’d be wrong.
- by Jonathan Rivett