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Gender pay rises will lead to higher fees, private health warns
Private health providers say increases of up to 30 per cent for health professionals will blow out costs and lead to higher client fees in smaller practices.
Why this former Swans coach swears by his 7 out of 10 leadership rule
Leaders are in their jobs because they get most things right. “I think that’s all you can expect,” says former Swans coach John Longmire.
The yawning chasm that could cruel financial advice expansion
The demand for financial advice and advisers is rising, but universities are closing the courses that train them. That’s a problem for everyone.
Labor’s portable leave scheme stymied by long service leave
The notorious problem of harmonising long service leave will either significantly raise costs for employers or lead to worker losses.
Inside private school retreats trying to knock entitlement out of kids
A small number of schools have long-term residential programs designed to teach resilience, teamwork and compassion. But do they work?
Miner sacked for ute brawl with workmate over dozers wins job back
The Fair Work Commission overruled BHP’s zero tolerance approach to fights and held a miner repeatedly punching his colleague was a proportionate response to an attack.
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How to come back from being sacked like Dutton and Bandt
Getting fired doesn’t end a career – it can define it. The savviest leaders know how to lose well and rebuild with purpose.
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Former ASIC chairman James Shipton returns to police jurisdiction
A sojourn at Oxford briefly interrupted an investigation into a recorded phone call.
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It’s time to ditch your mind-numbing, pointless career
The bestselling Dutch historian makes a persuasive case for ambitious people to quit their corporate jobs and make a difference in the world.
How Darren Greenfield played the union movement for fools
Some union officials turned a blind eye to corruption claims against CFMEU NSW boss Darren Greenfield for years. Now he’s pleaded guilty and members are out of pocket almost $1 million.
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Bosses continue to push 5-day-office edict
Former opposition leader Peter Dutton’s spectacular fail on return-to-office mandates hasn’t stopped companies from enforcing workers back full-time.
How to come back from being sacked like Dutton and Bandt
Getting fired doesn’t end a career – it can define it. The savviest leaders know how to lose well and rebuild with purpose.
Why this top Nike exec starts her day with a protein coffee
Cathy Sparks, Vice president and general manager of Nike in Asia Pacific and Latin America has learnt to eat a protein-rich breakfast.
As election losers, what will Dutton and Bandt do next?
Deposed party leaders go from rooster to feather duster pretty quickly, recruiters say, some reappearing on boards, others taking years to restore damage to their reputation.
Law firm fined for forcing junior to work 24-hour days
The lawyer worked 225 hours in just three weeks and was even forced to watch an ice hockey movie at 1am so she could understand her boss’s philosophical position.
I secretly earn $268k working two full-time remote jobs
“Over-working” has boomed since the pandemic triggered a rise in working from home, creating an opportunity for shrewd employees to take on multiple remote roles.
Cultural resilience key to dealing with crisis
Massive digital disruptions have driven home the need for training and systems to ensure businesses – and all their staff – can instantly respond to outages.
UTS pays KPMG $4.8m to tell it how to save money
The consulting firm is also on the hook for “a well-structured and compelling narrative” to help sell the job-cutting plan.
Pocock lashes ANU integrity over Senate missteps
David Pocock says the ANU appears to have misled Parliament on multiple occasions and that its repeated failures raise questions about integrity and governance.
Grill’d may be forced to pay staff up to 37pc more
Unions have applied to axe the chain’s expired agreement covering 4300 workers across 149 stores, which would restore full weekend penalty rates for the first time in years.
How this exec transferred her skills from luxury retail to health
Holly Masters used to run a luxury brand business. Now she is the CEO of the McGrath Foundation. The two jobs are not as different as you might think.
Yawning on a Tuesday? It might be a sign you have burnout
Research has found that burnout rates jumped 48 per cent in the first quarter of this year compared with the last quarter of 2024.
Unions emboldened by Labor landslide issue pay warning to bosses
Unions will push employers to accept the need for higher wages in the face of a likely six more years of Labor government, with Pilbara miners first in their sights.
Former ASIC chairman James Shipton returns to police jurisdiction
A sojourn at Oxford briefly interrupted an investigation into a recorded phone call.
Unions jump on soft inflation to justify bigger minimum wage increase
The ACTU say its 4.5 per cent claim for 2.9 million workers won’t lift inflation and that the bigger threat for the Reserve Bank is small wage increases.
This public servant founded a $4b company. He never wanted to be an entrepreneur
Being the CEO of his own company was never on Pinnacle chief Ian Macoun’s agenda. “I was a public servant.”
Union bosses mark labour’s big day, by celebrating corrupt CFMEU chief
Senior union officials have unrepentantly backed ‘fearless’ CFMEU boss Darren Greenfield just days after he pleaded guilty to charges of taking bribes from a boss.
No ironing, 24pc top tax rate: The ease of law in Singapore
Expat lawyer Mark Khouri says Singapore has positioned itself as an oasis for white-collar professionals.
