September
NSW Bar backs compulsory anti-harassment training
State bar associations have swung behind the Australian Bar Association’s proposal to mandate “equality and wellbeing” training.
- Maxim Shanahan
Law firms urged to track employees’ sleeping patterns
British firms have been urged to track the mental health and wellbeing of employees, as the legal profession confronts its often toxic work culture.
- Adam Mawardi
SafetyCulture cops $200m valuation setback to seal rare funding round
The enterprise tool provider attracted large new venture capital and super fund investors to secure $165 million in this year’s biggest software raising.
- Paul Smith
August
- Opinion
- Building Bad
How to remake the CFMEU culture of confrontation
Only deeper, durable changes will stop the law-breaking construction union’s self-reinforcing behaviour re-emerging after three years of administration.
- Peter Richards
Sacked fundie sues UniSuper and CIO for alleged bullying
The case comes as super funds put ASX companies on notice that they need to have decent work conditions or face strike votes.
- Updated
- Hannah Wootton
States back crackdown on non-disclosure agreements
But business says workplace sexual harassment should be dealt with by the federal government, while employment lawyers warn against a blanket bank on NDAs.
- Gus McCubbing
Allan moves to end NDA ‘misuse to silence victims’
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has announced consultation on laws that would restrict the use of non-disclosure agreements for workplace sexual harassment.
- Gus McCubbing
July
CFMEU law-breaker appointed to Queensland work health and safety board
The union representative, who has an extensive history of breaking workplace laws, was appointed by the state’s Labor government.
- James Hall
May
Bullying allegation at Corrs prompts regulator to get involved
SafeWork is “making inquiries” into a complaint at the law firm and has requested access to documents, but Corrs says the regulator has no plans to investigate further.
- Maxim Shanahan
Rio makes safety change after double-impact derailment
Iron ore giant Rio Tinto reopened the rail line damaged in a train crash as the Mining and Energy Union seeks to highlight a pattern of alleged safety failures.
- Brad Thompson
Watchdog investigates CFMEU conduct at major Brisbane project sites
The Fair Work Ombudsman is making “active inquiries” into claims the CFMEU jumped fences and allegedly intimidated workers at major Queensland infrastructure sites.
- David Marin-Guzman
April
CFMEU let off the hook by watchdog for ‘most serious’ threats: judge
A Federal Circuit Court judgment raises questions about the Fair Work Ombudsman’s appetite to enforce workplace laws on construction sites since Labor took power.
- Hannah Wootton
Union delegates should get free iPads from bosses: CFMEU
Employers are protesting against a push for union delegate minimum rights including an iPad, a phone, filing cabinet and private lockable area.
- David Marin-Guzman
March
Tabcorp boss allegedly suggested sexual favour for regulatory win
Adam Rytenskild resigned from the wagering group on Thursday, but said he did not recall making the comment, which was directed at a Victorian official.
- Zoe Samios
‘Covert’ sex harassment rife at WA mines
The mining industry has a long way to go to stamp out systemic harassment of women, a study has found.
- Euan Black
Ballarat mine criminal lawsuit looms
The former owner of the Ballarat gold mine where one worker was killed and another injured in a collapse 500 metres underground was being pursued for unpaid rehabilitation bonds.
- Updated
- Peter Ker and Gus McCubbing
Workers trapped underground at troubled Ballarat mine
Police said they had received reports of a collapse at the Ballarat gold mine, which has recently been the subject of a liquidation process.
- Peter Ker
- Analysis
- Opinion
Sexual harassment is being used to shape business culture
Directors who don’t follow the Human Rights Commission’s anti-establishment directives are taking a big risk.
- Aaron Patrick
January
What it’s like to get managed out at McKinsey
The strategy consulting firm lost 2 per cent of its Australian workforce in 2022 through its “up or out” approach towards struggling staff.
- Hannah Wootton
December 2023
Rising costs add burden to weak new home construction
The hunt for a replacement product to the engineered stone that has been a standard feature of newly built Australian homes is only adding to the challenge of rising costs.
- Michael Bleby