Yesterday
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- Office
‘We are growing’: HWL Ebsworth to call Martin Place home
Top-tier law firms are on the move across the central business district, upgrading into more appealing workplaces as the war for talent heats up.
- Campbell Kwan and Maxim Shanahan
July
- Opinion
- Working from home
This is the new normal of office life
Flexible working patterns in a decent place that makes it easy to do the job you’re paid for is a basic recipe for success in a post-pandemic world.
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- Pilita Clark
June
- Opinion
- Income tax
How to cut tax if you have an employee share plan
Don’t assume the taxman won’t come knocking – this is how it works and what you can do to soften the blow.
- Colin Lewis
May
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- Workplace
Grant Thornton adopts nine-day fortnight, but staff have to earn it
The accounting firm’s year-long trial coincided with record productivity, employee retention and profits.
- Euan Black
April
Companies picking up the bill for employees’ egg freezing and IVF
Google has joined the growing ranks of companies offering financial reimbursements to staff for fertility treatments.
- Euan Black
March
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- Workplace
Hundreds of workers trial nine-day fortnight at Bupa
Private health insurer Bupa has joined the growing ranks of white-collar employers experimenting with a nine-day fortnight.
- Euan Black
January
The ‘game-changing’ policies helping these parents return to work
As well as offering more generous amounts of paid parental leave, companies are also providing greater support and flexibility to parents once they get back to work.
- Euan Black
November 2023
The lucrative perks employees fail to exploit
Major companies reveal staff neglect to take advantage of these employee benefits.
- Euan Black
June 2023
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- Start-ups
Crypto star Immutable slashes employee share price as sector reels
Australia’s star crypto start-up, co-founded by Rich Listers Robbie and James Ferguson, is enduring a bleak time for blockchain companies.
- Nick Bonyhady
April 2023
Why Blackbird Ventures is Australia’s best place to work
AFR BOSS Best Places to Work awards celebrate the achievements of an overall winner, 10 industry sector winners and five specialist categories.
- Sally Patten
Linktree is the best place to work in tech
In a year of turmoil, Linktree leads as the best place to work in tech with its “immense transparency” and generous benefits,
- Tess Bennett
March 2023
Why these employee perks will become more common in 2023
Employers are beefing up their financial wellbeing programs to help staff deal with high inflation and rapidly rising interest rates.
- Euan Black
December 2022
How these accountants will take advantage of their nine-day fortnight
From surfing to Pilates and possibly a good book, Grant Thornton team members are making plans for the reduced workweek trial that kicks in from March.
- Edmund Tadros
National accounting firm to trial nine-day fortnight
The pilot is a “counterintuitive” bid to respond to skill shortages, Grant Thornton CEO Greg Keith says.
- Hannah Wootton
October 2022
- Opinion
- Opinion
How employee shares can revitalise workers and firms
The solution to stagnant wages lies not in revolution but, at least in part, in a tweaked form of capitalism that elevates the role of employees from functionaries to partial owners of businesses.
- Shaun Cartoon
Employers deliver subsidised health insurance to retain staff
Employers are increasingly offering subsidised private health insurance to retain staff and win over prospective hires in a tight labour market.
- Euan Black
June 2022
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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.
- Natasha Boddy
April 2022
How employee share plans can increase your wealth
Generous tax concessions announced in the budget make it easier for you to share in your company’s growth.
- Duncan Hughes
March 2022
- Opinion
- Federal budget
A new era for employee ownership of Australian start-ups
The budget overhaul will force big listed tech companies to reimagine their employee share schemes amid the global battle for mobile software developers.
- Shaun Cartoon
December 2021
NAB faces court claims staff are overworked
The Finance Sector Union is taking National Australia Bank to court on accusations staff paid $104,000 to $225,000 a year – before their bonuses – are overworked.
- Ayesha de Kretser