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June 2024

‘First draft fairy:’ How corporate lawyers are using game-changing AI

Legal eagles inside some of Australia’s best-known companies are training themselves to stay competitive in the AI era.

November 2023

Tax Nuggets Academy co-founder Joyce Ong says accountants’ reputation for being boring is causing a talent shortage.

One accountant’s fight to ‘rebel against boring’

Joyce Ong’s start-up, Tax Nuggets Academy, aims to gamify the “tedious” world of accounting professional development.

May 2022

Do you speak up in meetings, or are you the silent type?

Return-to-office plans unravel as workers rebel

From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, even the most inflexible bosses are softening their return-to-office expectations.

February 2022

The great job boom: low unemployment drives record low job applications

With strong demand for talent in the labour market, employers need to think about how to make their roles more attractive to potential applicants.

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September 2020

Mark Steinert.

Pandemic mental health toll growing

In these high stress times of coronavirus, forced lockdowns, and remote working it's never been more important for employers to check-in on their workers.

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July 2020

The new challenge for bosses: spy or trust?

What happens to privacy in a world where there is no physical boundary between professional and private life?

September 2019

Employers need to promote human creativity, imagination and interaction in the workplace.

Wage against the machine

Employers need to engage the creativity and diversity of their people to thrive while also being wary of the digital economy's technological pitfalls.

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More change is coming said Publicis Sapient Australia's Sarah Adam-Gedge.

Disruption 'has only just begun' in recruitment

Technology leaders are bypassing recruitment agencies and diverting hefty external recruitment fees back into employee development and workplace engagement.

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Rio Tinto are creating thousands of new roles.

Robots and AI lead to more jobs

The supremo of resources leviathan Rio Tinto's iron ore division says the tech revolution doesn’t mean fewer jobs, but better ones.

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Professor Toby Walsh asked whether a prospective employer reviewing your online activity is ethically appropriate.

Being social influences your career prospects

Potential new job recruits need to curb their online activities suggested participants at the recent Evolution of Recruitment roundtable held in Sydney.

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Locating quality talent remains a challenge said Indeed's Ricky Fritsch

Help wanted with 40 million positions vacant

The world economy might be slowing but the recruitment market remains buoyant as employers struggle to fill many roles.

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New technologies such as artificial intelligence and search tools are streamlining application processes said participants including (from left to right) Toby Walsh from the UNSW, Carnival's Angela Howard, Indeed's Ricky Fritsch, Ian Grayson from the AFR, Jo Dooley from Microsoft and Flight Centre's Anna Burgdorf.

How technology drives a more human touch in recruiting

Participants at the recent Evolution of Recruitment roundtable agreed new software tools and online services have altered the mechanics of the sector.

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August 2019

AI has been with us for awhile as evidenced by IBM's Deep Blue beating World chess champion Garry Kasparov back in the 90s

Change management is the key to digital strategy

Real innovation requires a strong understanding of what the customer wants, says Boral's Paul Dalton

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May 2018

Geely hoping for a boost from Volvo listing

There is a real and present danger Volvos may become cool. They were once decried as steel boxes that European dentists piloted from home to surgery to golf course. Sleek new models are attracting younger buyers.

July 2017

Commuting is a whole different world for these Americans

It would be an overstatement to say extreme commuting is a major trend.

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June 2017

Immigrants don't steal from Americans' pay cheques

David Card found that the surge of immigrants had no effect on wages or employment levels for low-skilled Miamians.

January 2017

Atlassian founders Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar topped last year's BRW Young Rich List.

Atlassian to attract new customers from Trello acquisition

Atlassian's Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar said recent acquisition Trello would bring "users earlier in their life cycle".

September 2016

Workplace flexibility what you want? Here's how to get it

Want the freedom to have a morning surf, pick up the kids or work from home occasionally? Savvy and planning can make it happen.

May 2016

Employees vote co-working as preferred workplace

Employees want co-working space, that connect work, life and play in the same place.

December 2015

Myer boss Richard Umbers will tell the AFR Workforce and Productivity Summit the workplace relations system must deal with 24/7 online trading.

CEOs want workplace system to catch up to digital economy

Top chief executives say a flexible workplace system is needed to unlock the potential of the digital economy.

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