’Exhausted’ staff expose system in ‘crisis’
Child protection workers have walked off the job, citing understaffing and exhaustion and a system about to collapse.
At Work
Bargain hunters turn out for early sales
The ABS has released its latest data on retail trade and building approvals, and the numbers show a boost for the Aussie economy.
1400 jobs in limbo as mine fire burns
A fire at a major coalmine has caused hundreds of workers to be sent home and their futures are uncertain.
You could get an extra week of leave
There’s a renewed push for workers to get an extra week of paid annual leave, with a leading expert revealing the surprising cost.
More Stories
‘Significant weaknesses’: Brutal Gen Z call
They’re the skills that are going to be essential in workplaces across the country very soon – and Gen Z is coming up short.
One group to get $3500 pay rise
After a tense standoff, one group of workers stands to receive a $3500 pay rise, although the threat of industrial action remains.
How one sickie caused train chaos
NSW’s transport boss says Thursday’s train outage could have lasted up to eight hours after a staffer called in sick.
‘We knew it was dodgy’: Centrelink workers
Former Centrelink staff and public servants have revealed the lengths they went to to stop the shambolic robodebt scheme.
Worker killed at hospital work site
Investigations are underway after a young man died of his injuries while working on a hospital redevelopment project in Newcastle, NSW.
Expert’s tip for Aussies sick of their jobs
Research has revealed that 72 per cent of Aussies are unhappy at work, and a psychologist has a vital tool for workers to move forward.
‘We can get you out’: Message to Premier
Dozens of paramedics stood on the doorstep of the Premier’s office in an effort to pressure him to accept a pay demand.
Grad loses $80k-a-year job before start date
A uni graduate is lamenting a mistake he made which cost him his job and has left him unemployed for the foreseeable future.
Original URL: https://www.couriermail.com.au/business/work/at-work/page/182