FOR many teenagers and young adults alike it’s a decision often filled with anxiety, of being weighed down by the pressure of choosing a career path once high school is in the rear view mirror. VET provides an answer.
LABOR leader Bill Shorten will introduce a bill this morning to stop a Fair Work Commission ruling that cuts penalty rates.
COLES is under attack over allegations of ‘appalling’ working conditions after a supermarket manager asked staff to work for pizza instead of money.
TEEN Chelsea Dann was bombarded with sleazy messages from a potential employer after she posted an advert on a job hunting website.
A SIMPLE missing comma has cost a dairy company an estimated $13 million, after a judge ruled in favour of grammar nerds everywhere.
HEARTBROKEN staff say they “tried everything” to recapture an escaped airport security dog, but had to shoot him.
DEPUTY NSW Premier John Barilaro says the state has paid the price for treating Vocational Education and Training as a “second chance pathway” in years gone by.
A POLITICIAN who blamed Tony Abbott’s comment about her “sex appeal” for damaging her career has revealed the apparently sexist treatment she suffered in the government.
EMPLOYERS can ban staff from wearing visible religious symbols, the European Union’s top court rules over women wearing Islamic headscarves.
A WOMAN claimed $20,000 in workers’ compensation for a breast reduction, because sitting at a desk gave her back and neck pain.
SARAH loved her part time job at Subway and believed she was in line for a promotion — but then she turned 16.
WE MAKE jokes about people having a “spring in their step”, but it turns out this is actually a real thing.
BOSSES are using these six sneaky tactics to underpay their workers. Here’s how to tell if you’re really being paid enough for your job.
KATE ELLIS resigned from politics today, illustrating an unbearably painful truth and harsh reality about being a woman.
IF YOU think gender inequality is a myth, this graph should change your mind. This story goes out to the sceptics.
IT’S controversial. But why are the worst enemies of women at work often other women? There’s actually a reason.
A BRISBANE man filmed his own racist tirade against a 7-Eleven staffer. He posted it on social media then immediately regretted it.
THE benefits of having an attractive face are well established. But if you’re not born beautiful, can you do just as well by appearing friendly?
PAULINE Hanson believes the cut in Sunday penalty rates for retail, hospitality and fast-food workers will help small business owners.
SBS film a hilarious video referencing heroin and crack cocaine, mocking the “awful” Department of Finance recruitment ad.
IF YOU want to know why the number of female bosses is lower than men, look no further than their pay packets.
WE ALWAYS hear employers complaining millennials are “lazy” and “entitled”, but one expert says it’s rubbish.
HOW much your barista is getting paid on a Sunday is becoming a political football nobody wants to touch.
IF YOU want to earn a load of cash, these are the jobs you should be aiming for, because their salaries are seriously impressive.
ACTRESS Jessica Chastain has revealed a male Hollywood director told her she talks too much about “women stuff”.
CATTLE farmer’s frank job ad asks for no phone-obsessed people who wear their pants around their knees instead of “their arse”.
IF YOU enjoyed your morning coffee yesterday, spare a thought for the people that made it. They’re at the centre of a wage debate that is about to get ugly.
AUTOMATION and artificial intelligence are coming to workplaces whether we like it or not, but it won’t affect jobs in the way we think.
THIS hack to sign the procession of office birthday cards is as ingenious as it is insincere. With thanks to the clearly “over it”, Brendan.
BUSINESS has pushed for Sunday pay rates to be slashed because it will lead to a boom in jobs. Here’s why that’s unlikely.
Original URL: https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/page/154