Workplace disputes
Opinion
Arts
I’m the pianist the MSO tried to silence. Now it wants to silence all artists
According to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, I am not an employee or a contractor. Yet it maintains it can dictate what I can and cannot say.
- by Jayson Gillham
Latest
Woolies shortages to continue as industrial dispute drags on
A strike by Woolworths warehouse workers is stripping a growing number of goods from supermarket shelves, prompting customers to shop at rival stores and raising the prospect of legal action by a liquor chain owner.
- by Madeleine Heffernan and Cassandra Morgan
Woolworths’ strike-busting bid to end $50m warehouse stand-off that’s cleared shelves
A picket line outside a critical distribution centre is now in its 13th day and causing alcohol shortages. Union members fighting for better pay and conditions have resolved to remain steadfast.
- by Cassandra Morgan and Madeleine Heffernan
Analysis
Workplace culture
How your work WhatsApp group could get you sacked
WhatsApp is increasingly being used as evidence in employment tribunals overseas, fuelling warnings to avoid using the social media app at work.
- by Samuel Montgomery
‘Filthy, disgusting animals’: Police walk out over pay and conditions
Victorian police officers have staged their biggest walkout to date, while a pay dispute remains at an impasse and officers’ hope dims.
- by Cassandra Morgan
Opinion
Opinion
A colleague behaved awfully outside work. Should we report them?
If you’re thinking about making a complaint about someone’s behaviour outside of work, there are some things to think carefully about.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Opinion
Workplace safety
Woolworths’ ‘dystopian’ workplace might improve KPIs, but it demeans workers
Imagine if your every move or toilet break was tracked and recorded. For some staff, this is already reality.
- by Victoria Devine
Opinion
Work therapy
Our part-time staff are paid more than full-timers. Is this unfair?
Employers owe it to their staff to properly explain why, under an enterprise agreement, certain staff get paid more than others.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Sydney law firm hit with $185,000 penalty over workplace breaches
A former manager at Atanaskovic Hartnell took her employer to court over unpaid entitlements and a failure to provide a safe workplace.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Opinion
Workplace culture
What to do when your boss is the problem
Many of us have had a boss who delivers results but creates a toxic and unhealthy work environment, creating a situation where people dread coming to work.
- by Sarah Cotton
Opinion
Work therapy
What can we do about our new colleague who smokes heavily?
Just because someone is excellent at their job doesn’t mean they’re a good fit for the company.
- by Jonathan Rivett
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