‘I don’t f***ing like cowboys’
A PILBARA gas worker who was bashed in a bar fight after having his cowboy hat snatched off his head has been sacked.
At Work
Man sacked for off-duty booze binge
CAN you be sacked for getting drunk outside of work hours? The short answer is yes, you can.
‘Wingdings’ ploy sees case thrown out
A WORKER sacked for alleged sexual harassment filed “nonsense” in an unreadable font for his unfair dismissal claim.
Public service ‘should sack 27,000’
AS PUBLIC servant pay increases continue to outpace the private sector, a new paper argues the government should slash numbers by 11 per cent.
The worst job interview turn-off
BUSINESS Chicks founder Emma Isaacs knows exactly what she’s looking for in an employee – and what they should avoid.
How did this law still exist in 2017?
ANNA Thompson felt nervous about telling her prospective new boss she was pregnant. But that’s about to change.
Woman sacked for poor parsley chopping
A CAFE kitchen hand who was given the chop for an incorrect parsley chopping technique has found herself rolling in green.
From HSC ‘failure’ to business mogul
NSW teens will receive their ATARs tomorrow. Here’s how one young Aussie turned her HSC ‘fail’ into a success story.
Win over the boss at your Xmas party
THE office Christmas party can be a great chance to chat to your boss and even position yourself for a future promotion. Here’s how to do it without looking like a ruthless social climber.
Teen saves family bakery with tweet
TRINIDAD Garza was about to close down his family’s bakery. But his teenage daughter had other plans.
Nurse stood down over racist rant
A DRUNKEN Facebook rant could cost a WA nurse his job after racist comments caught the attention of his employer.
Job reinstated after groping claim
A QUEENSLAND worker accused of grabbing a teenage colleague’s backside has won his job back after a bizarre turn of events.
How you can stop being ‘so busy’
YOU’VE got about six good-quality work hours each day. After that, it’s all downhill. So why do we insist on working crazy hours?
Why we should all be playing at work
WE’RE thinking about work all wrong, it seems. In order to get more done we should be like kids and ‘play’ with our friends.
‘Why I told her to kill herself’
THE man who urged porn star August Ames to “take a cyanide pill” has broken his silence, claiming her fan are trying to destroy him.
Porn star dead after ‘bullying’
A FAMOUS porn star has died days after being branded a “homophobe” over a controversial tweet that sparked a backlash.
Teacher loses job after revealing he is gay
CRAIG Campbell is a Christian. He’s also a teacher. And he recently came out as gay. Then the shifts at the church school he was working at dried up.
Uber feature forcing drivers off the road
UBER will soon force drivers to log off after a driver was charged over a passenger’s death 21 hours into his shift.
Surprising $2 billion industry
THOUGHT personal butlers were only for the rich and famous? Think again, because this industry is booming in Australia.
‘Evil’ note found in Amazon package
A TEENAGER claims she found this disturbing note, appearing to beg for help, inside her Christmas package from Amazon.
‘Job left me anorexic and homeless’
THIS 40-year-old sleeps on a sofa bed in her office after her traumatic job left her with depression and an eating disorder.
Over a million of us ripped off
MORE than a million Aussie workers are being ripped off by their employers, according to a shocking new report into wage theft.
5.3m Aussies forced to take leave
THIS Christmas, a whopping 5.3 million of us will be forced to take time off work — whether we like it or not.
Staff ordered to pay for ‘Pizza Fridays’
PUBLIC servants have been asked to pay for out-of-hours team-building events including fitness activities and “Pizza Fridays”.
Your boss might be ripping you off
IF YOU work in hospitality, your boss might be short-changing you, as experts say the industry is “a recipe for exploitation”.
The rarest job in Australia
BUNGEE jump masters are on the rise, deer farmers are on the decline, and ice-guiding barely makes it on to the map.
Personal leave: What your boss thinks
CAN you take a day off work when you’re stressed or run down — and what will the boss really think? These are the dos and don’ts of taking ‘personal time’.
1 in 3 have ‘stolen co-worker’s lunch’
A NEW study has revealed that a third of office workers have stolen a co-worker’s lunch, either because they forgot their own or theirs looked more appetising.
‘No job’s worth losing your life’
CHLOE had always been brilliant, top of the class and a swimming champion, but it was when she became a doctor that it all fell apart.
‘I was running on overdrive’
KERIN Kenny was going through a divorce, doing two people’s jobs and highly stressed. She kept promising herself she’d pull back — until it was too late.
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