Employment
China at two speeds: Flying cars, moon trips and millions struggling to survive
Beneath the country’s rising tide of prosperity and modernisation are 300 million workers on whose poor backs the country is being transformed.
- by Lisa Visentin
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‘Very distressing’: Mosaic escalates dispute with supplier as staff, stores axed
Embattled budget retailer Mosaic Brands, which operates Katies and Noni B, announced it would be shutting down the Rockmans, Autograph, Crossroads, W.Lane and BeMe brands.
- by Jessica Yun and Anne Hyland
The Sydney juror, the murder trial and the employer’s threats
The juror, who worked in an inner west clothing shop, was involved in an eight-week murder trial.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Why young workers are fleeing Sydney’s wealthy suburbs
The housing crisis is triggering an exodus in the eastern suburbs, inner west and lower north shore.
- by Matt Wade
WA’s population is booming, but it’s not thanks to our birth rate
Western Australia’s population has grown by 89,000 people in the past year, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data.
- by Claire Ottaviano and Sarah Brookes
Albanese warns corporate chiefs of ‘extreme anti-business’ opposition
The PM has gone on the offensive in a growing row with big business, saying his government has “stood up for some of Australia’s biggest employers”.
- by David Crowe and Olivia Ireland
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WeightWatchers Australia forced to shed staff as Ozempic effect takes toll
Oprah Winfrey’s abrupt break with WeightWatchers this year pointed to the company’s struggles amid a new generation of weight-loss drugs. Now its Australian arm is taking a hit.
- by Colin Kruger and Jessica Yun
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Work and identity: It’s a complicated relationship
The biggest risk to defining yourself by your job is what happens when it gets taken away.
- by Tim Duggan
Fewer hours but not a spike in unemployment: RBA
Jobs market is still strong but is starting to slow, says the Reserve Bank. But rather than a big jump in unemployment, the bank thinks hours will be cut.
- by Shane Wright
The $5.1 billion problem costing one in four workers
About 2.8 million Australians are being shortchanged on their superannuation, costing them about $30,000 in savings by the time they retire.
- by Millie Muroi
Right to disconnect: Who’s responsible for limiting out-of-hours contact?
Laws allowing workers to ignore messages outside working hours came into effect on Monday, but what if your employer keeps contacting you after your shift?
- by Penry Buckley
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