Finance’s new $375 million outsourcing levy to hit debt collection Community & Social Debt-collection outsourcing is set to be hit by the consultancy-use levy, including the Australian Taxation Office’s contracting of services.
Odds are you’ve rage-applied for a job this year April 17, 2024 By Dan Holmes Community & Social More than half of respondents said toxic workplace culture had driven their decision to rage-apply for a new job.
Premium Expert briefings Taboo economics: CPD calls for more planning of future economy April 4, 2024 By Dan Holmes Economy & Industry The Centre for Policy Development joins a growing number of economists and policy experts challenging the planned versus “free” economy binary.
Premium Columnists Workplace safety relies on transparency and simplicity July 19, 2023 By Peter Strong Economy & Industry Self-employed Australians are under constant stress by overly complicated policies designed by people who don’t get workplace safety.
Premium Interviews More work needed to stamp out sexual threat and discrimination in parliament for good July 19, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Despite new measures for better workplace and reporting conditions in parliament, women who work there are still unsafe, say Karen Iles.
Where are we going with APS bargaining? March 28, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The Public Sector Workplace Relations Policy 2023 has a roadmap for how the bureaucracy will become a model boss and employer of choice.
RISE project to forge leadership pathways for talented women March 22, 2023 By Melissa Coade Culture A three-year program to help break down barriers for culturally and racially marginalised (CARM) women in leadership has been launched.
What are ‘reasonable’ hours? The Ryan-Rugg legal stoush may help the rest of us know March 9, 2023 By Giuseppe Carabetta Community & Social The ruling on Sally Rugg’s case against Monique Ryan should provide much needed guidance on what “reasonable additional work hours” means.
Analysis shows just how much it costs to be a woman in Australia March 9, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Men have higher average salaries than women in 95% of all occupations, including the ones women dominate, says new Australia Institute report.
Report: More Australians are taking on work beyond the scope of their role February 15, 2023 By Melissa Coade Career Matters A resource recession is leading to more workers picking up the slack for projects beyond the requirements of their job description.
Pay transparency laws to land in parliament with hopes of shifting gender pay gap February 8, 2023 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry New legislation compelling employers of 100 or more people to share wage data will be introduced into federal parliament today.
People fleeing violence have more choice with Australia’s expanded leave entitlement February 1, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social All full-time, part-time and casual employees in Australia can access 10 days’ family and domestic family violence leave from today.
‘Landmark’ laws to give Australian women better chance of escaping violence July 26, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Labor’s plan to create new laws giving workers 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave will be introduced to parliament on Thursday.
Coaldrake taskforce to look at New Zealand’s model July 5, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Culture A taskforce has been set up to implement the findings of the Coaldrake review immediately, headed by attorney-general David Mackie.
Unable and unwilling to govern: the Morrison legacy may last many years January 19, 2022 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks Bernard Keane explores how changes in Canberra have reduced the capacity of our governmental systems to deliver.
