This Month
Inside ANU’s unusual School of Cybernetics
The top university is in the throes of a massive cost-cutting drive but its smallest and least research-intensive school appears to be out of the line of fire.
Bosses say WFH has made timesheets – and penalty rates – unworkable
Employers want to exempt millions of workers in administrative, finance and IT jobs from penalty rates in return for a salary increase.
Qantas chairman warns directors of ‘dominant CEOs’ in board search
The successful careers and dominant personalities of founders and overly powerful CEOs can trip up even the most seasoned corporate players, John Mullen says.
Wellness app Sonder secures $40m from Blackbird, Seek and Hostplus
The start-up said the round had left it with a “material uplift” on a $150 million valuation secured last year. It will use the money to expand overseas.
Meet the workplace vibers powered by AI
When AI helps your most annoying colleague get ahead by pretending an expertise they don’t have, who will be there to check their beautifully crafted nonsense?
McKinsey solves the gender pay gap this International Women’s Day
Once women have earned their own equality, Elizabeth Arden will also help them celebrate with free lipstick applications.
Qantas cancellations hit charities
Readers’ letters on customer service at the national airline, David Littleproud’s view on renewables, flexible working, mooted changes to NSW workers’ compensation claims, and the US abandoning allies.
Women need credible pathways to reach C-suites
Organisations should focus on broadening the diversity pool by providing support and development opportunities to women.
ANU chancellor Julie Bishop racked up $150,000 in travel expenses
Julie Bishop travelled far and wide as chancellor of Australian National University last year, just as it embarked on an extensive cost-cutting program.
From Death Star to Raccoon Feet: Have meeting room names gone too far?
Creative titles are now an inescapable – but not always funny – part of work life. The practice that grew from reimagining the office in the 1990s may need a rethink.
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.
Five charts that explain the gender pay gap
Men taking up a disproportionate share of executive positions is a major driver of the disparity. These charts offer some interesting revelations.
The story bigger than the gender pay gap in today’s figures
Among the data released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency is the average pay packet at almost every company with 100 or more employees.
BHP set a gender target. The (male) backlash took 3 years
The miner has more than tripled its female workforce over a nine-year campaign for balance. It overcame a huge shortage of women and an “alpha dog culture”.
UBS promotes five Australian bankers to coveted top global tier
Last year, just two local staff were given the title of managing director. But the smooth integration of Credit Suisse helped build a case for an increase.
February
ANU quizzed over contracts awarded to chancellor Julie Bishop’s friend
ANU vice chancellor Genevieve Bell was grilled in Senate estimates about contracts awarded to a firm run by Julie Bishop’s long-time employee Murray Hansen.
‘No contact’: Ex-law firm staffer named in rogue email metadata
A former Slater and Gordon employee whose name appeared in the metadata of the email that triggered a crisis at the firm says they had nothing to do with it.
Apple to keep DEI efforts, though some adjustments possible
Tim Cook said Apple will continue to work together to create “a culture of belonging” and remains committed to “the values that have always made us who we are”.
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.
Dad wanted an extra WFH day to look after his baby. A tribunal agreed
The Fair Work Commission has found that tending to a crying baby or changing nappies are not grounds to reject a request for an extra paid day away from the office.