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05/14/2008 03:00 PM
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Mild budget cuts as Treasurer delivers all poll promises
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Wayne Swan has taken a knife to John Howard's middle-class welfare in a budget delivering Kevin Rudd's election promises in full and banking $41 billion to spend on health, education and infrastructure.
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05/07/2008 03:00 PM
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Women make better managers, study finds
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New research describes Australia's senior female executives as more strategic, innovative and more prepared to take risks than their male counterparts.
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05/06/2008 03:00 PM
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Work levy to pay for new mums
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Workers would pay a levy averaging $5.70 a week to fund a paid maternity leave scheme delivering mothers six months leave - under the first serious maternity-leave proposal put before the Federal Government.
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05/05/2008 03:00 PM
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Working hours way over the top
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More than two thirds of Australians work more than 40 hours a week on a regular basis, a survey has found.
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04/29/2008 03:00 PM
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Gen F more vital at work than Gen Y
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You've heard of Generation X and the notorious Gen Y, now make way for Generation F. Generation F comprises 45 per cent of the working population making them far more important to employers...
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04/16/2008 03:00 PM
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Workers refuse jobs with no Facebook
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Bosses who block access to MySpace and Facebook at work risk losing valuable staff to other companies, new research has found.
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04/14/2008 03:00 PM
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Mother of five named new Governor-General
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Australia's first female Governor-General says her appointment sends a message to all girls: "You can do anything, you can be anything."
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04/15/2008 03:00 PM
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Maternity leave should be a right
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Hundreds of thousands of business owners struggling to fill vacant job positions should offer paid maternity leave as a way to attract and retain staff.
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04/09/2008 03:00 PM
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Australia's sexiest jobs revealed
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Want to be an instant babe or chick magnet? Just tell your date you're an actor, nurse or personal trainer. Australia's sexiest jobs list shows we like our women kind and buff, and our men beefy with a wallet to match.
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04/08/2008 03:00 PM
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Teacher image needs makeover
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Australia's teacher shortage is reaching dire levels as school-leavers and undergraduates look to move into what they perceive as more lucrative careers.
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04/07/2008 03:00 PM
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School leavers pass up uni for mining trades
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Three universities in the mining boom states of Queensland and Western Australia have relinquished hundreds of student places as school-leavers increasingly choose the quick money of the resources industry over a university degree.
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04/01/2008 03:00 PM
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Going global in search of scarce skills
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Headhunters are expensive, but they're often the only option when high-level talent is desperately needed.
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04/01/2008 03:00 PM
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Hangovers a hassle
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Weekend partying is causing hangovers for already staff-strapped employers forced to stand staff down for testing positive for drugs or alcohol.
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03/25/2008 04:00 PM
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Defence campaign targets women
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Women should have equal opportunities at every level of the nation's armed forces and all positions should be based on merit and not gender, Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon says.
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03/20/2008 04:00 PM
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Coalition reconciled to demise of AWAs
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The Coalition has acquiesced to the demise of Australian Workplace Agreements, finding no reason to modify the Rudd Government's first industrial relations bill.
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03/18/2008 04:00 PM
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Employment figures looking good
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The official employment figures released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveal an unemployment decrease of 0.2 per cent down to 4 per cent.
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05/13/2008 03:00 PM
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Bosses want pre-nups for office romances
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A new era for workplace relations is beginning with workers being asked to sign "love contracts" rather than AWAs.
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05/06/2008 03:00 PM
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Skilled migrants for the fast track
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Specialist teams to fast-track the visas of skilled workers and an accreditation system for employers who regularly hire overseas labour are the main recommendations of an independent committee set up to tackle Australia's skills crisis.
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05/06/2008 03:00 PM
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Students compelled to volunteer
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All students at a leading university will have to undertake volunteer work and study subjects from the arts and sciences under an overhaul of its curriculum designed to provide a broader education and more socially aware graduates.
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04/14/2008 03:00 PM
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Bosses to snoop on emails
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Bosses could be given the power to snoop on employees' emails and monitor their internet messaging under a new plan to avert a terrorist attack in Australia.
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04/15/2008 03:00 PM
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Aussies pick top jobs in London
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Forget the backpacking pub worker, today's young travellers want more.
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04/08/2008 03:00 PM
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Part-timers fail at work, home
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Part-time work has failed to deliver either at home or in the office, with large numbers of white-collar workers suffering career burnout and family stress.
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04/08/2008 03:00 PM
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Battle of the sexes still being waged
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A rise in sexual harassment claims is posing a 21st-century challenge for working women. Women already face considerable challenges in the workplace...
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04/08/2008 03:00 PM
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WA to recruit interstate taxi drivers
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Western Australia will advertise in Victoria and other states to attract hundreds of taxi drivers to Perth.
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04/01/2008 03:00 PM
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Calls grow for maternity leave
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Momentum is building for 14 weeks' government-funded paid maternity leave after the nation's peak union body said its introduction was a crucial first step for working mothers.
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03/26/2008 04:00 PM
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Training for 50,000 new health workers
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Up to 50,000 new frontline health workers will be trained in a plan to be put to today's COAG meeting in Adelaide.
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03/20/2008 04:00 PM
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Work Choices killed off
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The hyperbole was momentous but the performance pathetic as the Coalition meekly let Work Choices disappear.
If Julia Gillard looked relaxed yesterday as her counterpart, Julie Bishop, flayed accusations of capitulation and backflips at her in the final debate, it was because she still had a neat surprise for the skittish Opposition.
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03/19/2008 04:00 PM
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Work Choices now dead and buried: Rudd
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Kevin Rudd has declared Work Choices "dead and buried" after the laws banning Australian Workplace Agreements passed parliament today.
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03/18/2008 04:00 PM
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Migrant workers scoring top pay
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Skilled temporary migrant workers are earning on average $15,000 more than their Australian counterparts, undermining trade union claims that the system is being abused to undercut local wages.
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03/05/2008 04:00 PM
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Boys' club still dominates
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Australian women are still being barred from accessing senior management roles in business, according to a new survey by Hays recruitment.
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03/06/2008 04:00 PM
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Counter offers fail to keep IT staff
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As IT salaries continue to spiral upwards smaller organisations are counter offering staff more frequently, pushing up salaries even further as they compete with their larger competitors for staff.
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02/20/2008 04:00 PM
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Employees are an unhappy lot
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Australians are dissatisfied with their jobs and are working longer hours with little or no compensation, according to new research.
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