Workplace culture
Nine star and news boss sue company in wake of culture review
Senior reporter Airlie Walsh launched legal action days after the company’s sacked Queensland news boss complained to the Fair Work Commission.
- by Calum Jaspan
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Opinion
Opinion
Hate your boss but can’t quit? Here are eight things to do instead
Far too often the advice – if you dread going to work – is simply to quit, but for many this is impossible. There is another way forward.
- by Colin D Ellis
Analysis
Analysis
How your work WhatsApp group could get you sacked
WhatsApp is increasingly being used as evidence in employment tribunals overseas, fuelling warnings to avoid using the social media app at work.
- by Samuel Montgomery
Opinion
Careers
Forget big, bold new year goals. Instead, just do your best
Recent studies have shown setting specific goals is less effective than just trying your best.
- by Jim Bright
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Dorinda Cox
Greens senator bullying complaints in legal limbo
Adam Bandt will have to confront the bullying complaints made about Senator Dorinda Cox after the parliament support service stopped looking at them.
- by James Massola
Ousted staffer blames Marles for alleged office bullying, wants him to say sorry
Jo Tarnawsky claims the deputy prime minister offered her half a year of leave “off the books” which would have cost the taxpayer $135,000.
- by Olivia Ireland
Opinion
Pay
How to know if you’re not paid enough (and how to fix it)
Knowing where your compensation stands can be the difference between earning thousands more or missing out on what you deserve.
- by Téa Angelos
‘What happens in Vegas’: How Google spent 15 years creating a culture of concealment
As the internet giant stored the world’s information, it created an office culture that tried to minimise its legal footprint, telling employees to destroy messages and copy in the lawyers as often as possible.
- by David Streitfeld
Opinion
Opinion
Bad advice is everywhere at work. Here’s how to spot it
In the world of careers advice and HR, bad ideas persist in the face of all evidence and reason to a degree that astrologers can only envy.
- by Jim Bright
Opinion
Opinion
A seagull in the office? More workplace ‘animals’ and how to manage them
The modern workplace is a zoo, and you’re likely to encounter all types of animals roaming around the grounds, some better than others.
- by Tim Duggan
Should we get time off from work after a break-up?
Earlier this year, the Philippines parliament considered a bill to introduce “heartbreak leave”. Will Australia follow suit?
- by Angus Delaney