Workplace disputes
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
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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
Opinion
Work therapy
What could I have done to prevent my work’s offensive Christmas party?
Cultural celebrations in the workplace are important and, when done well, have numerous benefits. But they don’t always go as planned.
- by Jonathan Rivett
‘The court will resolve the matter’: Super Retail chair clears air on legal feud
The retailer’s departing chair Sally Pitkin has admitted that settling a legal battle with two former senior executives would have been prudent but hinted the size of the claim was an issue.
- by Jessica Yun and Colin Kruger
Want to take some time off? It could cost you your job
Nearly half of part-time and contract workers fear that taking time off could result in them being made redundant.
- by Emily Chantiri
Rebel Sport owner tried to ‘silence me and punish me’: former executive
A former senior executive at Super Retail Group alleges the retailer tried to destroy her reputation and bankrupt her for bringing to light allegations of an affair.
- by Colin Kruger and Jessica Yun
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Workplace culture
Greens staffers on ‘toxic, bullying’ culture in their own words
Adam Bandt was briefed on a series of scathing assessments of his party’s internal culture.
- by Paul Sakkal and James Massola
My job is toxic, but I’m close to long service leave. Should I stick it out?
If you leave early, any entitlements depend on the state you’re in, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
- by Kirstin Ferguson
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