Employment Hero CEO levels up Hostplus feud, as VC backer Airtree searches for middle ground
Employment Hero CEO Ben Thompson has escalated his public feud with superannuation fund Hostplus, claiming it called his behaviour "erratic and unlawful" in a letter sent to venture capital backer Airtree.
How a five-minute chat paved the path from an intern to the managing director for Samantha Sakr
When one of Australia’s youngest managing directors Samantha Sakr decided to take the leap from intern to seize a permanent position at Taurus Marketing, it was prompted by a five-minute conversation.
Why do we celebrate Labour Day with a public holiday?
Workers in Victoria and Tasmania are enjoying a long weekend to mark Labour Day and Eight Hours Day, respectively.
Beyond International Women’s Day: How businesses can implement equality measures
Despite its importance, there is a generalised feeling of fatigue amongst women when it comes to IWD, predominantly due to the fact that corporate efforts seem disingenuous and fail to extend beyond one day.
Fair Work urges small businesses to stay on top of IR changes with new, easy-read timeline
Small businesses can now access an easy-to-read timeline of upcoming industrial relations reforms, as Fair Work Ombudsman Anna Booth urges entrepreneurs to acquaint themselves with significant changes to employment rules.
Business premiums frozen for 12 months in Victorian WorkCover reforms
Premiums for businesses under the WorkCover scheme will be frozen for the 2024/25 financial year under an agreement to secure opposition support for the bill.
Building rockets and bridging gaps: Gilmour Space’s approach to pay equity
Gilmour Space CEO Adam Gilmour talks about the WGEA pay gap data and how the company focuses on meritocracy and same pay for the same job.
How the back-to-office transition can harm diversity, inclusion, and worker performance
Hybrid working promises the best of in-person collaboration and remote efficiency, but businesses that get the back-to-office transition wrong could sideline their most effective staff, says Diversity Council of Australia CEO Lisa Annese.
Employee wellbeing to climate benefits: The upside to a four-day work week
Most companies around the world have been able to implement the four-day work week without sacrificing productivity.
Will bosses give time gained by tech advances back to workers?
Over the past century, an abundance of new technologies have dramatically disrupted the way we work. However, up to now, workers have not been reaping the benefits.
Why this business gives employees ‘healthies’ to help reduce ‘sickies’
Back in September 2020, the team at FutureBrand started doing something different and took its first ‘healthie’. It’s like a sickie, only better, quite literally.
Work is changing rapidly and not every business will retain its talent
Change is coming so fast in the workplace that employees are asking existential questions about what they're doing and why.
