This Month
Rest Super staff surveys suggest risk problems, poor staff morale
Nearly half the $93 billion superannuation fund’s investment governance team was considering quitting within two years, confidential data shows.
January
What Atlassian has quietly done to attract top talent
The Nasdaq-listed productivity software giant has quietly allowed staff to begin selling shares after just three months. Critics say they may as well pay cash.
September 2024
‘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.
January 2024
New Fortescue finance boss lasts five months as exec losses mount
A record share price is not enough to stop Fortescue from losing its sixth finance executive in two years as Deborah Caudle heads for the door.
April 2023
MinRes energy boss exits ahead of full takeover of Norwest
Shelley Robertson was the chief executive of the smaller Perth Basin operator now being acquired by the Chris Ellison-led group.
March 2023
Fortescue redundancies add to senior staff churn
The redundancy process is underway across both the iron ore and clean energy divisions, and is affecting senior staff as much as juniors.
Atlassian sacks 500 staff amid tough tech market
The redundancies come less than six months after co-founder Scott Farquhar launched a tech talent hiring spree.
January 2023
Fortescue’s departing finance boss wants ‘time with family’
Ian Wells has broken his silence saying he is confident the company will deliver on its decarbonisation agenda.
Fortescue executive exodus deepens
The mining company’s chief financial officer Ian Wells has joined Guy Debelle in making a quick exit and won’t deliver next month’s results.
Bosses no longer mind (much) if you work from home
Executives don’t love it but have grown to accept that employees will keep working remotely, a KPMG study has found. But bosses are fretting about finding talent.
November 2022
Bike not the only thing to lose paint from Debelle’s exit
A bike crash left Guy Debelle using crutches at public events recently. But his exit for legitimate health issues won’t spare Fortescue from pain.
September 2022
The employment perks that work (and the ones that don’t)
In the rush to retain scarce talent, companies are dangling everything from a four-day week and unlimited annual leave to office pets. But do employees care?
December 2021
Start-ups battle big business as tech skills shortage threatens growth
Australia’s tech start-ups fear competition from big companies for scarce tech talent will stunt their potential, as mediocre local talent demands sky-high pay.
Staff shortages force law firms to raise salaries and even reject work
Law firms say staff shortages are the biggest challenge facing their business models.
November 2021
Telstra has more than 1000 jobs vacant
The telco giant says it has plenty of technology-related roles unfilled, as forecasts from the tech industry’s peak body show a spiralling skills crisis.
$1000 sign-on bonuses urged to ease staff shortages
The hospitality sector is backing a novel proposal for state governments to provide big bonuses in the hope it will ease the post-lockdown recruitment squeeze.
Shorter weeks and free travel aimed at stopping ‘great resignation’
Australian tech companies are becoming creative in their bid to source and retain talent, as a new report shows one in four Australians plans to soon quit their job.
October 2021
Techies demand top dollar as skills shortages bite
Local tech companies are turning down new business because soaring pay rates being charged by workers with in-demand skills are making projects unprofitable.
April 2021
Zip introduces bereavement leave for miscarriages
Zip hopes the two weeks’ paid leave after suffering a miscarriage will help to remove the stigma surrounding pregnancy loss.
September 2020
SocietyOne reaches out to lure its staff back to the office
It was easy to send staff home to work when the pandemic struck. It's been harder getting them back to the office as infections fall.