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Rental crisis is everywhere, dire for essential workers

Rental crisis is everywhere, dire for essential workers

The rental crisis is now in every community, as the nation's essential workers struggle to find affordable homes to rent and monthly dwelling approvals drop.

Premier refers ex-union boss to police after site rants

Premier refers ex-union boss to police after site rants

Premier refers ex-union boss to police after site rants

Premier refers ex-union boss to police after site rants

Victoria's premier has referred John Setka to police after the former CFMEU boss gained access to a second government construction site.

Childcare pay rise set to boost profession's standing

Childcare pay rise set to boost profession's standing

Childcare pay rise set to boost profession's standing

Childcare pay rise set to boost profession's standing

Education experts say a 15 per cent pay rise for early childhood workers will help increase the status of the job to the public.

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Twiggy's Fortescue slashing 700 jobs in restructure

Twiggy's Fortescue slashing 700 jobs in restructure

Hundreds of Fortescue workers will lose their jobs in a bid to keep the iron ore and green energy company "lean, impactful and agile".

Workers trudge into offices but mandates may not help

Workers trudge into offices but mandates may not help

Australian workers are having office attendance increasingly mandated, but bosses demanding employees attend may have better luck offering flexibility.

Two in three Australian workers 'using AI to save time'

Two in three Australian workers 'using AI to save time'

Survey results showing rapid AI uptake in Australian workplaces come with a warning that the time-saving trend could be putting sensitive business data at risk.

'Hollow' laws fail Australia's migrant workers

'Hollow' laws fail Australia's migrant workers

Australia's migrant workers are being failed by Fair Work's small claims court, according to a new report.

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Female AI workforce grows but few women climbing ladder

Female AI workforce grows but few women climbing ladder

Female AI workforce grows but few women climbing ladder

Female AI workforce grows but few women climbing ladder

Artificial intelligence is growing its female workforce but the number of women thins higher up the ladder, prompting calls for more equitable training.

Many meetings could be emails: survey finds work waste

Many meetings could be emails: survey finds work waste

Many meetings could be emails: survey finds work waste

Many meetings could be emails: survey finds work waste

Many work meetings are wasting workers' time, according to a global study by Atlassian, and companies are too slow to use AI tools despite their benefits.

Four popular training courses facing critical AI risk

Four popular training courses facing critical AI risk

Four popular training courses facing critical AI risk

Four popular training courses facing critical AI risk

An analysis of vocational training has identified four courses at high risk from artificial intelligence technology even though they are in high demand.

PM fires up union faithful, praises workplace changes

PM fires up union faithful, praises workplace changes

PM fires up union faithful, praises workplace changes

PM fires up union faithful, praises workplace changes

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spruiked his government's industrial relations changes in a speech to the Australian union movement.

Call to expand reasons to ignore boss in new work laws

Call to expand reasons to ignore boss in new work laws

Call to expand reasons to ignore boss in new work laws

Call to expand reasons to ignore boss in new work laws

The workplace umpire should increase the reasons an employer needs to consider before contacting staff outside of work hours, the peak union body argues.

Woolies fined $1.2m for short-changing former workers

Woolies fined $1.2m for short-changing former workers

Woolies fined $1.2m for short-changing former workers

Woolies fined $1.2m for short-changing former workers

Supermarket giant Woolworths has been fined $1.2 million, after being threatened with $10 billion in fines for failing to pay out leave to 1200 former workers.

Woolies dubbed a 'model accused' over $1m pay bungle

Woolies dubbed a 'model accused' over $1m pay bungle

Woolies dubbed a 'model accused' over $1m pay bungle

Woolies dubbed a 'model accused' over $1m pay bungle

Supermarket giant Woolworths is facing up to $10 billion in fines after it admitted in court to underpaying about 1200 workers more than $1 million in leave.

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Wage review should consider tax cuts: retail bosses

The retail sector wants the workplace umpire to be more conservative as it considers the size of the next annual pay rise for millions of low-paid workers.

Home builders want training costs reflected in pay call

The minimum wage decision should take into account the cost of training workers to plug skills gaps, a key home building lobby group says.

Four-day work week trial delivers sick leave surprise

Medibank says workers' stress has fallen and some teams are taking markedly fewer sick days as a result of its four-day working week trial.

Boss fine 'last resort' in talks on right to disconnect

Discussions are progressing with business about employee rights to switch off outside of working hours as the minister scouts how such laws could be applied.

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Doctor jailed for forcing refugee to work at candy shop

A doctor will spend at least 18 months behind bars for threatening to deport an asylum seeker if he did not work long hours while underpaid at his candy shop.

Up to 100,000 KFC workers eligible for class action

Fast food giant KFC has been hit with a class action over allegedly failing to provide paid rest breaks to staff.

School cleaners in limbo after call to wind up contract

A decision to end a major government contract has thrust school cleaners into job uncertainty, with a union saying it shows "everything wrong" with the system.

Resort owners not liable after man urinated on workmate

The High Court has found a Queensland resort's owners are not liable after an employee took them to court over an incident in which a colleague peed on him.

Pay rise for officers at troubled youth detention site

Officers at Western Australia's youth detention facilities will receive a pay rise following negotiations between the government and public sector union.

Casual workers offered path to permanent job security

Thousands of casual employees will have the right to become permanent workers under legal changes to close an employment loophole.

Migrant workers in Australia twice as likely underpaid

A report from the Grattan Institute finds temporary migrant workers are more likely to be underpaid and employers need to be put on notice with jail and fines.

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