Workplace culture
Britain’s richest family spent more on pet dog than they paid their servants, court told
The billionaire Hinduja family is accused of trafficking and exploitation of staff at their Lake Geneva villa.
- by Hugo Miller
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Opinion
Work therapy
I can’t stand the way my new boss speaks. Should I leave?
Feeling frustrated with your boss’ useless corporate lingo is valid, and might mean a new start could be your best move.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Opinion
Opinion
How to give (and receive) feedback at work without upsetting people
Employees may cringe at the idea of getting feedback, but reports indicate many of us would like to get more than we do.
- by Téa Angelos
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Industrial relations
Private schools oppose right to disconnect for teachers
Some of the country’s most elite schools, like Sydney’s SCEGGS Darlinghurst and Melbourne’s Scotch College, want to retain the “flexibility” they require from staff.
- by Olivia Ireland
‘I like seeing you bend down’: Shocking levels of sexual harassment in retail sector
Retail worker Rebecca Donaldson has been harassed by both customers and staff, something a new report says is shockingly common.
- by Jordan Baker
Opinion
Opinion
Senior staff don’t deserve to fly business, so let’s ditch the work perk
It does not make sense why management should get to fly business class while everyday pleb employees are left to languish in economy.
- by Jim Bright
It’s not just office romances that cause heartbreak at work
Freshly let go from my own job, I sought out other women who’d faced the same fate. What emerged was a universal truth.
- by Jill Valentine
Opinion
Social media
Unhappy birthday to me: How Facebook ruined my big day
The decline of Facebook means no one knows it’s your birthday any more which means I don’t get to hear from people I almost never think about.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Perspective
Workplace
Getting bothered by co-workers is another reason for more WFH
Being interrupted at work to perform pointless or unrelated tasks causes stress and can hurt productivity, Queensland research has found.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Opinion
Work therapy
Is workplace abuse more prevalent than I realised?
There’s a desire in our society to believe most companies exist on a reasonably narrow spectrum with nothing radical at the extremes. But that’s a myth.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Opinion
Discrimination
Want MPs to support abuse victims? Maybe don’t threaten them with jail time
If we want to make the silence of Parliament House bystanders a prosecutable offence, we must also ask: who are we at risk of silencing in the process?
- by Madison Griffiths