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Gen Z doesn’t do water cooler chat. Here’s what bosses should do
They’re bold, technical and eager to progress, but Gen Z might need their hands holding in one area.
A Trump-proof Australia needs productive industrial relations
The lack of a real election contest over greater workplace flexibility will condemn Australia to lower productivity and leave the nation less protected.
Put tech-savvy 20-year-olds on ASX company boards: HR boss
Should companies add tech-savvy Gen Z workers to their company boards? Some HR professionals think they are missing a trick if they don’t.
Higher wages without productivity? That’s what Labor reckons
Murray Watt’s claim that living standards are rising is a bold call amid an election being fought over one of the developed world’s biggest cost-of-living squeezes.
Diversity push triggers bidding war for female talent
Companies have sparked a bidding war for senior female talent by focusing on getting women into leadership positions without expanding their female pipelines.
This Month
Fourfold rise in union visits at BHP’s Pilbara mines is not helping wages
It is amazing how quickly a summit about the workforce reveals the chasm between government and big business. BHP’s Pilbara mines are a great example.
Non-compete ban may free big earners in tech and finance
Labor’s new rules could extend to white-collar workers who make more than $175,000 when including bonuses.
Labor targets Dutton’s WFH wind-back as ‘straight from DOGE playbook’
Labor will launch an attack on the Coalition’s return-to-the-office plans and public sector cuts by comparing them to Elon Musk’s cost-cutting outfit under Trump.
March
Reports of WFH’s death greatly exaggerated
New research from the Australian HR Institute has found major employers that have introduced stricter office attendance rules are swimming against the tide.
New diversity law granting ministerial power is overreach: Goward
A bill that could lock employers out and give ministerial powers to set DEI targets may discourage investment, says the former sex discrimination commissioner.
February
Are you a ‘high performer’? How companies work that out is changing
The pressure to do more with less in a tough economy has sharpened leaders’ focus on high performance and how to achieve it.
The tide is turning against WFH. Office property will be a winner
Like it or not, the return-to-workplace push is gaining momentum. It’s one of two big factors setting the stage for a revival in commercial real estate.
GenAI helps engineers cut response time from weeks to minutes
Worley is using the technology to reduce the time it takes to draft responses to complex customer queries by parsing the firm’s extensive technical database.
‘I’ve had it’: JPMorgan’s Dimon rails against Gen Z
In an expletive-laden outburst, the CEO of America’s largest bank said that if “zoomers” did not want to come to the office for work, they should quit.
How these accountants are using AI to take more time off work
Grant Thornton employees are saving an average of almost 3.5 hours a week using generative AI, enabling more of them to take an extra day off each fortnight.
Why Australia’s Fair Work Act changes hurt housing
The new rules are sinking jobs and businesses, and mean more expensive housing and an explosion in innovation that could create the very real risk of no building industry
Chevron to slash 20pc of global work force in cost-cutting push
The US oil giant’s plans could affect as many as 9000 employees, as it targets as much as $4.8 billion of structural cost reductions by 2026.
The baffling (and little-known) WFH statistic
Businesses are tightening hybrid work rules, but working-from-home levels have so far barely budged.
January
Driving innovation
Join the most influential voices shaping the future of Australia’s workforce to unpack on the critical issues reshaping how we work, lead, and collaborate.
February 2024
Five tips to manage your Gen Z workers
Knowing what these young employees want is one thing. Actually managing them – and trying to retain them – is quite another.
IR changes an 'unambiguous assault' on gig work: Chamber of Commerce boss
Chief executive of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) Andrew McKellar says the latest changes to Australia's industrial regulations rules are an attack on gig work.
No scrutiny of Labor’s workplace laws
Labor did not consult its top productivity adviser over its latest workplace laws, including the right to disconnect, a change industry says ‘shows common sense has left the room’.
Workforce summit exposes IR inflexibility mismatch
The government calls its new industrial relations laws ‘closing loopholes’ when it is really about closing off flexibility.
How bosses are using generative AI to work smarter, better
Companies are still divided on whether automation and new AI will guarantee productivity and efficiency gains.
We’re all guessing on WFH, but firms may soon need to pick a side
From Canva to JPMorgan, leaders are still feeling their way when it comes to working from home. But employees may be about to force the issue.