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Yesterday

Crispin Odey, the founder of OAM.

Hedge fund boss Odey banned from working for ‘lack of integrity’

The UK regulator’s decision could mark the closing chapter in the stunning downfall of one of Britain’s most high-profile investment managers.

Rio Tinto’s former vice-president of corporate relations Brad Haynes confronted by protesters outside the company’s Perth headquarters back in June 2020.

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.

David Phung, who recently turned down a handful of job offers because accepting them would have meant swapping a job with full flexibility for one that requires him to come into the office three or four days a week.

WFH means far less pay. Workers such as David are fine with that

New research shows people who work from home earned almost 6 per cent less a year than their office-based peers, but the trade-off for David Phung is more time with his kids.

A decades-long rap sheet of deceit blows open Slater and Gordon probe

The woman whose first name matches metadata in the rogue salary and performance spreadsheet that erupted into a crisis at the law firm is a convicted fraudster.

This Month

Zuckerberg ‘lied’ to Senate, Sandberg asked me to bed, says author

A former Facebook executive has written an insider account of a company that she says was run by status-hungry and self-absorbed leaders.

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We now spend much longer at home, both working and at leisure.

Why ‘sofa socialising’ is the new going out

Even though pandemic restrictions are over, many people are embracing the joy of staying home and being antisocial.

TEG operates Ticketek, the dominant ticketing provider in the country. It is responsible for ticketing almost every major event including the Taylor Swift Era’s tour and the NRL Premiership.

Ticketek owner TEG mired in workplace allegations amid CEO reshuffle

A senior lawyer at TEG distributed a 23-page letter alleging serious workplace problems where managers humiliated and overworked staff before quitting.

Hugh Marks has already noted the 30 per cent greater efficiency of commercial television broadcaster Nine.

Memo to Hugh Marks: DOGE-like efficiency’s the fix for ABC’s news bias

The new managing director forcing the newsroom to operate as productively as commercial rivals would lead to more stories, more views and more angles.

CEO Geoff Jones is expected to step back into an exec chair role.

TEG executive search comes amid ‘toxic’ culture at ticketing giant

Former employees said members of TEG’s senior management had created an environment of fear – bullying staff and displaying volatile temper.

Send workers back to the office, urges lord mayor

Shoppers, diners and pedestrians throng the CBD, but not enough workers are checking into offices. That’s a problem for the city’s economy, says Nick Reece.

Senator Jane Hume is a staunch office advocate - now.

Coalition’s Jane Hume was once a flexible work cheerleader

It’s not even three years since the senator was once citing flexible work as core to women’s economic security.

Mary Wooldridge needs to walk the talk.

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

Slater and Gordon is investigating an email leak.

Slaters staff (CEO included) shared rogue email 300 times in an hour

In an emergency meeting, Slater and Gordon chief executive Dina Tutungi said allegations in a rogue email were “rubbish” and her wage was exaggerated by a “shitload”.

Former Slater & Gordon payroll manager Bridgett Maddox is suing the firm.

Second Slater and Gordon HR manager sues firm

Former payroll manager Bridgett Maddox is suing Slater and Gordon and alleges she was sacked after reporting a decade-long underpayment.

Mary Wooldridge hopes the data release can be used to identify areas of difference based on gender and understand how they can be successfully removed to an employer’s benefit.

Here’s what the latest gender pay data can tell you about your workplace

Evidence shows that improved gender equality leads to improved productivity and profitability and the ability to access broader pools of talent.

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Slater and Gordon is investigating a data leak.

Slater insiders say only a few could have accessed leaked payroll data

Insiders say the spreadsheet that detailed the pay of the law firm’s entire workforce could only have been generated by a small number of staff and accessed by a few senior executives.

President Donald Trump has declared war on diversity programs.

‘Lifting’ becomes ‘levelling’: Companies reframe DEI amid Trump upheaval

The president’s campaign to stamp out diversity policies is spurring businesses to recalibrate how to ensure equal opportunity within their ranks.

Dina Tutungi has not had an easy week at work.

Slater and Gordon and Fair Work Commission strengthen ties

The path from plaintiff law firms to the FWC is a well-trodden one, and the chief executive’s partner is no exception.

Some ex-Credit Suisse UK employees are still able to take up to three months of paid sabbatical leave.

Who’s afraid of the big, bad sabbatical?

This leave policy is a deeply misunderstood corporate benefit. Once largely confined to academia, it is still a luxury in many countries, yet also more prevalent than imagined.

Slaters needs to get serious in its staff (and public) communications about the email scandal.

Slater and Gordon mass email scandal is lawyer against lawyer

A law firm should know better than to sweep away something 900-plus lawyers are talking about.

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