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Programs like Slack, Teams and Google Chat were designed to fix the issues with email. But with them has come a slew of other problems.

We tried to fix email. But what replaced it was just as bad

Programs like Slack, Teams and Google Chat were designed to fix the issues with email. But with them has come a slew of other problems.

  • Tim Duggan

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Having a sad desk salad? Try taking a real break instead.

Does skipping your lunch break make you a better worker?

The pressure to be constantly available, perpetually productive, and always switched on has become the norm. But the cost of this relentless pace has become clear.

  • Téa Angelos
Milly Rose Bannister, founder of ALLKND, says Gen Z workers aren’t afraid to up and leave if they’re unsatisfied with their workplace.

Bosses are firing more Gen Z workers. But are they just misunderstood?

With an increasing number of Generation Z entering the workforce, the young, tech-savvy cohort are beginning to make waves. But not in a good way.

  • Emily Chantiri
Harrods former owner Mohamed al-Fayed, whose son Dodi was killed with Diana, Princess of Wales in Paris in 1997.

Nannies, flight attendants accuse Mohamed al-Fayed of sexual abuse

The five women claim they suffered “serious sexual abuse, harassment and mistreatment” while working for the billionaire ex-owner of Harrods.

  • Louis Goss
It’s difficult to push back on a return to office when the WFH arrangement was a verbal agreement.

I thought we agreed I could work from home. My boss now says ‘no’

You might have a verbal understanding with your employer but, Dr Kirstin Ferguson says, if you don’t get it in writing, you may not have a leg to stand on.

  • Kirstin Ferguson
Former Victorian equal opportunity human rights commissioner Kristen Hilton will conduct the review of police workforce culture.

NSW sex pest cops targeted in major probe

Sexual offenders and bullies in the NSW Police Force have been protected by a “boys’ club” that silences victims.

  • Amber Schultz
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Jo Tarnawsky and Richard Marles.

Richard Marles settles workplace lawsuit with former staffer on cusp of election campaign

Richard Marles has settled a lawsuit with his former chief of staff Jo Tarnawsky on the cusp of a federal election campaign.

  • Cassandra Morgan
Jess Wartski says being in a new role has been “lifechanging”.

Landing your dream job can be life-changing. Here’s how to do it

The beginning of a year is when many Australians start looking for new roles. Here’s how to get the one you’ve always wanted.

  • Nina Hendy
WiseTech founder Richard White.

No repercussions for WiseTech billionaire who misled the board

Richard White will remain executive chairman of WiseTech despite his fellow board members confirming that he misled an internal investigation into his alleged misconduct.

  • Colin Kruger and Clancy Yeates
WiseTech Global’s founder Richard White.

Slapped with a feather: Richard White misled the board, but keeps the top job

There was no plank walking for this human headline/inappropriate social media lothario. The lack of punishment would be unthinkable in most large Australian listed companies.

  • Elizabeth Knight

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/workplace-culture-1mtt