How to boost your salary in three hours
Australians are earning pay rises and promotions off the back of completing tasks that can take just a few hours. Find out what you need to do to increase your salary.
Careers
How to earn a $100k salary within three years
Achieving a six-figure salary within a couple of years of working is possible. Here, experts share their advice on how to do it, and the industries to aim for and avoid.
Becoming a tradie ‘nearly impossible’ for many Aussies
Only the rich will soon be able to afford to learn a trade as high training fees and low wages collide, experts warn. See their advice for apprentices struggling to make ends meet.
Getting paid more to work less a ‘double-edged sword’
Earning more money to work fewer hours may sound like the ideal outcome, but experts warn this situation is leaving many Aussie employees in a vulnerable position.
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How casual Xmas work can turn into a job
Getting a Christmas casual gig can be a fast-track to a permanent job in the new year for workers who ‘play their cards right’. See how you can do it.
Easier way to get a pay rise
There are big benefits if Aussie workers return to the office — and many employers are using them to get more out of their staff.
The 10-minute job that will help you make more money
Aussie jobseekers need to spend 10 minutes regularly looking after their career, or they will lose out on making more money. This is how to do it.
Where to find a high-paying second job
The number of Australians seeking casual work has hit an all-time high. See which industries pay the best.
Big question to ask if you get multiple job offers
With in-demand Australian workers receiving up to eight job offers at once, experts say “you’re crazy” if you don’t take into account one major factor. And it’s not money.
Big change workers fear for Australia
Tens of thousands of workers want to come and stay in Australia but there is one factor stopping them.
The $928 cost workers shouldn’t be paying
Australia’s frontline workers are digging deep for a cost they should never have had to cover, new research shows.
‘It’s helped me afford stuff’: Key to keeping Aussies in work
Young Aussies are now the answer to the nation’s “big labour shortage” – if employers will just give them a chance.
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