Workplace
My entire team is paranoid about what to wear to our Christmas party
After an employer’s accusation like this, I can see why people are feeling anxious.
- by Kirstin Ferguson
Latest
How much should you spend on a colleague? Your guide to workplace gift etiquette
And do we even need to buy holiday gifts for our workmates? We asked the experts so you won’t fret.
- by Alyssa Talakovski
Unfairly sacked workers can claim damages for psychiatric injury after High Court ruling
In a 6-1 verdict, Vision Australia was ordered to pay $1.4 million to Adam Elisha as the High Court overturned a 115-year-old legal precedent.
- by Lachlan Abbott
A manager told me to stop cycling to work because ‘I can afford a car’
This is one of the dumbest things I have heard in a while, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
- by Kirstin Ferguson
Opinion
Opinion
Bosses want to kill off working from home. There’s just one problem with that
There’s nothing “nonsense” about the changing way we work – or the economic bonus it brings – even if some senior business figures don’t want to believe it.
- by Matt Wade
Can I change our over-bearing founder’s behaviour? Or do I just quit?
Founder behaviour has, quite rightly, been under the microscope lately, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
- by Kirstin Ferguson
Opinion
Workplace culture
Hate your boss but can’t quit? Here are eight things to do instead
Far too often the advice – if you dread going to work – is simply to quit, but for many this is impossible. There is another way forward.
- by Colin D Ellis
Opinion
Careers
Forget big, bold new year goals. Instead, just do your best
Recent studies have shown setting specific goals is less effective than just trying your best.
- by Jim Bright
My boss is accusing me of not caring about their nervous breakdown
This situation could become very serious, very quickly, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
- by Kirstin Ferguson
Opinion
Pay
How to know if you’re not paid enough (and how to fix it)
Knowing where your compensation stands can be the difference between earning thousands more or missing out on what you deserve.
- by Téa Angelos
‘What happens in Vegas’: How Google spent 15 years creating a culture of concealment
As the internet giant stored the world’s information, it created an office culture that tried to minimise its legal footprint, telling employees to destroy messages and copy in the lawyers as often as possible.
- by David Streitfeld
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