Yesterday
Deloitte’s job cutting CEO takes partners on Queensland retreat
As job losses climb into the hundreds, partners enjoyed the Cairns sun.
This Month
How the Japanese concept of Ikigai helped engage a workplace
Kearney has earned a spot as a finalist in the Consulting category, for encouraging staff to find a reason for being or a purpose in life.
US added 228,000 jobs in March as economy showed strength
The surprising jobs numbers were double what economists had predicted and showed the resilience in the US job market prior to Donald Trump’s trade war.
This 21-year-old used AI to cheat a test. He got multiple job offers
Roy Lee was fed up with the antiquated way that large tech firms were testing job candidates with computer coding riddles.
A master’s no longer a golden ticket – just ask the AI job interviewer
Wendy Qin has a higher degree in management on top of her commerce degree. She applied for 40 jobs before landing her first gig.
March
Ian left to start his own business. Then the legal letter arrived
Most workers forced to sign egregious work contracts are excited about Labor’s ban on anti-competition clauses – but not all.
Non-compete clauses banned for workers earning less than $175k
Workers in childcare, construction and hairdressing are among those set to benefit from a new ban on employment non-compete clauses.
Three young venture capitalists get creative to break through
It’s a cut-throat world, and that’s not just for the start-ups scrambling to raise money. Many junior dealmakers need to think differently to progress.
Bullock tipped to ignore surprise fall in employment
Economists said the surprise news that 53,000 workers lost their jobs in February should be taken “with a grain of salt” and will not bring forward another rate cut.
New Deloitte CEO does a night of long knives on consulting partners
The usually revered consulting division has been quietly decimated by sackings.
Ex-Rio Indigenous affairs boss’ next job blows up
Corporate affairs consultancy Brad Haynes is finding it as difficult to keep staff as it is to find Australian clients, it seems.
US inflation eases, as economists await impact from Trump’s tariffs
Analysts anticipate that the president’s escalating trade wars will drive up prices on a range of goods from food to clothing in the coming months.
US economy adds 151,000 jobs, slightly missing estimates
The report is the latest evidence that the labour market is softening, with more people permanently out of work and fewer workers on federal government payrolls.
After 32 years as NAB’s economist, Alan Oster has a message for your kids
The veteran reveals his most important economic indicator, his big fear about the Australian economy and why he’s not worried about high house prices.
Three in four new jobs in 2024 were underwritten by governments
One in three jobs created in 2024 was in the public sector while more than three-quarters of new roles were in government-funded industries like health and education.
The agencies where one in five public servants never come to work
Half the public servants employed at Australia’s national regulator for privacy and freedom of information never work from the office.
Australia’s top-paying companies among worst pay gap culprits
A total of 24 companies pay their top-earning workers $1 million or more, but none of them have a neutral gender pay gap.
Gender data shows any lack of meritocracy is working in favour of men
Hopefully, employers will be able to use the gender pay gap data to counter the backlash from men who complain they are missing out on job promotions.
If only the WGEA gender agency matched its ideals with action
Have an industry-beating gender pay gap or male-heavy leadership team? WGEA might have some work for you.
February
US jobless claims rise to highest level in three months
Some analysts say they expect lay-offs ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency to have an effect on unemployment in the next few weeks or months.