Minimum wage rises 5.2% to $21.38 an hour, giving a boost to 2.7 million Australians as cost of living soars
Australia's minimum wage will rise by 5.2% to $21.38 an hour, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Clare O’Neil: Innovation — and immigration — key to post-COVID-19 recovery
Labor's Clare O'Neil says innovation and technology are key to economic growth, and immigration will only strengthen the sector.
Employees’ experience of workplace inclusion strongly linked to class, research shows
Addressing barriers to class-inclusion in the workplace could help teams work more effectively and deliver better customer service.
Workers switching industries en masse as COVID-19 prompts career transitions, LinkedIn finds
Retail and tourism workers are considering switching industries en masse on social media platform LinkedIn, according to a new report.
Woolworths to give workers $50 million in shares and gift cards as COVID-19 reward
Woolworths is offering 100,000 staff shares as a reward for working for the company over the last six months amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
What the experts think of Australia’s $1,500 JobKeeper wage subsidies
The Australian government has outlined its $130 billion wage subsidy program to keep businesses open and workers employed. So what do the experts think?
Woolworths experiments with mini-Metro store, catering to busy inner-city workers
Woolworths is trialling a miniature version of its already compact Metro stores in Surry Hills in order to cater to Sydney’s busy professionals.
ASIC warns superannuation trustees about quid pro quo with businesses
ASIC is worried vulnerable workers are getting the stiff by default super fund arrangements set up under illegal quid pro quo arrangements.
Queensland tackles SME mental health with Australian-first wellbeing platform
A council in Queensland has become the first local government to provide businesses in its area with access to a free mental health and wellbeing platform.
Jewellery retailer Michael Hill stole up to $25 million from workers
Michael Hill has admitted it stole as much as $25 million from workers over six financial years in a note to investors.
‘Unprecedented misconduct’: Domino’s faces class action over alleged underpayments
Domino's has been served with a class action lawsuit alleging it underpaid thousands of workers over more than five years.
Tax office to scrutinise over $7 billion in car claims, concerned many are dodgy
Worried about dodgy car claims, the ATO says it will be giving added scrutiny to billions in work-related expenses this year.
