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Labor makes hay, again ... Malcolm Roberts' weird war on the UN ... backhanded compliments ...

Tips and rumours

Feb 13, 2017

The Reserve Bank has reaffirmed its belief that workplace flexibility has played a key role in supporting the Australian economy in recent years -- despite the hysterical claims of critics, write <b>Glenn Dyer</b> and <b>Bernard Keane</b>.

Reserve Bank persists with the inconvenient truth about flexibility

Oct 13, 2015

There's a growing acceptance that Australia's workplace relations system is playing crucial role in economic adjustment. Will that ever filter through to the government and business, wonder <b>Glenn Dyer/b> and </b><b>Bernard Keane</b>.

Shhhh! The workplace flexibility we’re pretending isn’t there

Sep 11, 2015

The problem is that despite nearly 40 years of equal pay legality, there is still evidence that the valuing of jobs is inequitable because there are still gender prejudices operating.

Underpaid and undervalued: a woman’s work is never done

Aug 31, 2010

While real equality in the British workplace may be a long way off, vast employment improvements have been made over the years. Here is a timeline spanning the "bad old days" of the late 1800's to the 21st century.

A brief history of women’s pay in the UK

Aug 20, 2010

Why does a successful CEO -- Mark McInnes -- get his marching orders for reportedly trying to kiss a staff member, while an unsuccessful one -- Malcolm Jackman -- hangs on having halved the value of his company in a single day?

Kohler on sex and execs: how DJs got it right in the end

Jun 23, 2010

The Media Alliance may soon be able to collectively negotiate the terms of engagement of freelance journalists with Fairfax Media Limited, ACP Magazines Ltd, News Limited and Pacific Magazines.

Alliance finally gives freelancers a stronger voice

Apr 22, 2010

A new media campaign by ACTU called <a href="http://www.actu.org.au/Campaigns/Dontgobacktoworkchoices/default.aspxl">"Don't Go Back To WorkChoices"</a> is an unfair and untruthful attack on Tony Abbott. The Libs<em>need</em> to offer a suitable IR alternative since Rudd's policies are collapsing, writes <b>Malcolm Colless</b>.

Colless: Tony, don’t be afraid of the big bad union

Mar 09, 2010

A whole new set of federal laws about industrial relations has slid into being this week with very little fanfare. <b>Anne Junor</b> explains exactly what the changes entail for employees and employers.

The fairly quiet Fair Work Week

Jan 15, 2010

Journalists and their union are battling it out over lengthy delays in action against an extraordinarily harsh contract offered to freelance contributors by Fairfax.

Fairfax Media, unions in freelance stoush

Dec 11, 2009

In the wake of the David Letterman <a href="http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1927475,00.html">blackmail and sex scandal</a>, one of the few women to ever write for Letterman dishes the dirt on the sexist and sexually-charged working environment in a tell-all piece for <em>Vanity Fair</em>

David Letterman’s boys’ club: a former Late Show writer tells all

Oct 28, 2009

Every boss should be willing to clean the company toilet, says entrepreneur <b>Sahil Merchant</b>. If you aren't willing to get your hands dirty, employees won't follow you when the shit hits the fan.

Why every entrepreneur should clean poo

Oct 07, 2009

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