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Unions, business at loggerheads over four-day work week

Unions, business at loggerheads over four-day work week

Business groups are resisting a union push for a shorter working week as ideas to boost Australia's productivity are debated ahead of a roundtable.

'Better lives' urged as goal from productivity push

'Better lives' urged as goal from productivity push

'Better lives' urged as goal from productivity push

'Better lives' urged as goal from productivity push

Bold tax reform, faster clean energy consents and rethinking care sector productivity should be the focus of the treasurer's economic summit, a think tank says.

PM backs working from home laws amid 'stunt' claims

PM backs working from home laws amid 'stunt' claims

PM backs working from home laws amid 'stunt' claims

PM backs working from home laws amid 'stunt' claims

The prime minister has swung his support behind a state's legal work-from-home push as an expert details how officials could move forward with the plan.

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'Lawyers' picnic' looms over right to work from home

'Lawyers' picnic' looms over right to work from home

Businesses are expected to test the legal validity of a state legislating the right to work from home, with questions over its intersection with federal laws.

Rogue providers run rife in disability support sector

Rogue providers run rife in disability support sector

A federal investigation into the largely unregistered disability support sector has been welcomed by the industry and union who each tell of countless breaches.

AFL coaches tackle job protection for cannabis users

AFL coaches tackle job protection for cannabis users

The AFL's most decorated current coaches have re-entered the political realm to call for lawmakers to protect medicinal cannabis users from losing their jobs.

Scandals dog attempts to 'get it right' on workers comp

Scandals dog attempts to 'get it right' on workers comp

Reform of an insurance scheme protecting more than 3.5 million workers faces delays as critics of proposed changes defend working with a scandal-plagued MP.

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Four day week firms as win-win for workers and business

Four day week firms as win-win for workers and business

Four day week firms as win-win for workers and business

Four day week firms as win-win for workers and business

Cutting one day from the working week could reduce burnout and increase job satisfaction, a study has found, but it could also boost productivity.

'No-brainer': put women at centre of productivity push

'No-brainer': put women at centre of productivity push

'No-brainer': put women at centre of productivity push

'No-brainer': put women at centre of productivity push

New president of Chief Executive Women Helen Conway says women's workforce participation should be a major part of the federal government's productivity push.

Employers urged to double down on workplace diversity

Employers urged to double down on workplace diversity

Employers urged to double down on workplace diversity

Employers urged to double down on workplace diversity

Australian employers have an opportunity to appeal to talented workers from the United States as the Trump administration winds back diversity and inclusion.

Telco denies hundreds of job cuts linked to AI adoption

Telco denies hundreds of job cuts linked to AI adoption

Telco denies hundreds of job cuts linked to AI adoption

Telco denies hundreds of job cuts linked to AI adoption

Telstra says hundreds of job cuts are linked to its restructure of a division providing professional services which had strayed too far from its core offering.

Gender equality perception gap affecting workplaces

Gender equality perception gap affecting workplaces

Gender equality perception gap affecting workplaces

Gender equality perception gap affecting workplaces

Men and women have vastly different opinions on gender equality in leadership roles in the workplace, with a report revealing a stark perception gap.

Penalties proposed for employers who ignore harassment

Penalties proposed for employers who ignore harassment

Penalties proposed for employers who ignore harassment

Penalties proposed for employers who ignore harassment

Workers who experience sexual harassment in their jobs still face systemic barriers to support despite reforms requiring employers to eliminate discrimination.

Union fears rights threatened in work-from-home review

Union fears rights threatened in work-from-home review

Union fears rights threatened in work-from-home review

Union fears rights threatened in work-from-home review

A union has criticised a business lobby group for its approach to work-from-home negotiations, but the employer body has fired back at "misleading" claims.

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'Bad process': contentious workers comp reforms delayed

A bulging compensation scheme, that would cost taxpayers $5 million a day if left unreformed, a government says, is being further examined in a probe.

Rush to pass workers comp reforms before premiums hike

Psychological injuries claimed under the nation's largest workers' compensation scheme could face a higher threshold under changes hoped to pass within weeks.

Govt touts workers comp laws for 'future generations'

Workers suffering from mental health injury will face stricter eligibility rules to claim compensation under laws proposed by the NSW government.

Potential collapse forces worker mental health rethink

Australia’s largest workers' compensation scheme was made to address physical injuries but is grappling with a modern understanding of mental health impacts.

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Money still on rate cut despite surprise spike in wages

Workers have enjoyed their sixth consecutive quarter of pay packet growth as all eyes turn to the Reserve Bank's upcoming decision on interest rates.

Remote work saving time and money with benefits for all

Australians who work from home have cut their commutes by about three hours a week, saving more than $5000 a year in doing so, research has found.

Qantas labour hire workers due to land major pay rise

Hundreds of Qantas labour hire workers are set to receive a big pay rise under Labor's landmark "same job, same pay" reforms after a union deal.

Easter break not all peace as Labor lob eggs over wages

Australians hopeful of a cordial Easter break have been denied a reprieve in the final stretch of an election as the clock ticks to flip undecided voters.

Landmark decision recognises 'women's work' paid less

Life-changing pay rises are in the pipeline, acknowledging that "for too long, jobs where the majority of workers are women have been paid less".

Dutton rules out workplace changes, eyes axing union

Peter Dutton has played down potential changes to industrial relations laws if elected, instead prioritising a crackdown on building industry union the CFMEU.

Shift-work jobs tilting female finances off-kilter

Female shift workers remain more likely to face financial difficulty than their male colleagues despite taking up more hours and multiple jobs, analysis shows.

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