August 2022
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- Office
Office occupancy rates go backwards for the first time in six months
The omicron wave and a surge in flu cases last month kept city workers home.
Ted Lasso’s leadership lessons for CEOs
Poor communication can lead to confusion, a perception of an inability to lead effectively and even resistance from staff. Here’s how CEOs can become better communicators.
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- Work/life balance
Would you take a pay cut for better work/life balance?
About one in three Australian workers would consider a taking a small pay cut of between 2 per cent and 5 per cent if the job offered better work/life balance, according to a LinkedIn survey.
July 2022
Not tech-savvy? No matter, here’s how to join the digital jobs rush
The tight labour market and skills crisis across numerous industries means it is an ideal time for workers mulling a career change.
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- Gender equality
Five ways to break the glass ceiling
A new report recommends scorecards, linking executive pay to diversity, equity and inclusion targets, and fast-tracking women into leadership to improve corporate Australia’s gender balance.
The states hit the hardest by surging sick leave wave
Employers in Victoria and Tasmania were hit the hardest by last month’s surge in COVID-19 and flu cases that pushed leave rates higher.
Appetite for COVID-19 rules wanes
Victoria has rejected medical advice to reimpose mask mandates and the federal government will scrap free rapid antigen tests.
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- Workplace
Should companies keep salaries a secret?
Is it a good idea to know just how much your colleagues are earning? Talking about your salary is often taboo, but it has its advantages.
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How work leave policies have exploded
The war for talent has sparked an abundance of employee perks and different types of leave as workers increasingly prioritise work-life balance.
Four quick hacks to boost your focus at work
Ever find yourself drifting off during the middle of the day? Three experts share their top tips on how to regain your work mojo quickly.
June 2022
Battle for talent as the great jobs boom takes off
Employers are facing the stiffest competition for workers in almost half a century as the balance of power shifts to workers and drives up salaries.
Calls for FIFO sexual harassers register
Mining companies should introduce background checks for workers and consider an industry-wide register for sexual harassers.
From four locked safes comes Australia’s largest jewellery auction
More than 10,000 items belonging to a reclusive Melbourne jeweller are being sold in the country’s largest single estate jewellery auction.
Inside the push to make construction more female-friendly
Construction companies are rolling out shorter working weeks, superannuation on unpaid leave and a zero gender pay gap in a bid to boost the number of women in the industry.
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Renters return to the office for warmth as power bills skyrocket
Port Adelaide renter Shay Leach has started heading into her CBD office for warmth as her apartment has become too expensive to heat properly.
Why I quit the corporate world to go it alone
Five entrepreneurs reveal why they stopped climbing the corporate ladder to launch their own start-ups.
Does coaching make you a better boss?
Searches for such training on Google have increased 170 per cent in the past five years. Here’s why more leaders are turning to it.
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- Workplace culture
One in four people work with a bad apple. Is it you?
One in four workers think they have a bad apple on their team – and more than one in 10 say it is their manager.
Anthony Albanese ‘refreshing’ as prime minister, readers say
Anthony Albanese has had an impressive start to the top job, according to The Financial Review readers, with some describing his first weeks in office as refreshing.
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- Workplace
Inside Cotton On’s secret HQ
For the first time in nearly a decade, Cotton On lifts the lid on its New York-style headquarters, where staff can get subsidised childcare, spa treatments, and free fitness classes.