‘Glue holding everything together’:The rise and return of the middle manager

‘Glue holding everything together’:The rise and return of the middle manager

Thanks to the COVID pandemic,supervisors and line managers are more important in the war for talent than ever – but they’re looking to jump ship,too.

  • byJessica Yun

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Pandemic puppy boom has vets in high demand

Pandemic puppy boom has vets in high demand

Close to 70 per cent of Australians now have a pet – the highest rate of pet ownership in the world – and we only have about 14,000 vets to care for them.

  • bySue White
From the Archives,1972:These girls prefer travelling to marriage

From the Archives,1972:These girls prefer travelling to marriage

The Herald met some of the 500 young women who had rushed to apply for jobs as Pan Am air hostesses.

  • byNancy Berryman
Hire away:Now your family might get a say in your job interview

Hire away:Now your family might get a say in your job interview

Companies are simplifying - and in some cases getting creative - about their hiring process to find workers in the labour shortage.

  • bySue White
Mining and construction leave WA with nation’s biggest gender pay gap

Mining and construction leave WA with nation’s biggest gender pay gap

The national gap is $40,000 a year for 45-65-year-olds,while female senior executive roles are taking home nearly $100,000 less a year than male counterparts.

  • byTimna Jacks andEmma Young
National gender pay gap analysis paints bleak picture for women

National gender pay gap analysis paints bleak picture for women

The gender pay gap is about $40,000 a year for people aged 45 to 65,while women who reach senior executive roles are taking home nearly $100,000 less each year than their male counterparts.

  • byTimna Jacks
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Can my employer limit the amount of leave I take?

Can my employer limit the amount of leave I take?

After two years of accruing leave,a worker is keen to head overseas for a month. But can an employer really knock back their request?

  • byKirstin Ferguson
The rise of the workation:do work and play really belong?

The rise of the workation:do work and play really belong?

The life of a work-from-anywhere digital nomad sounds glamorous. The jury is still out on whether it offers the reset we require.

  • byNicola Heath
The return to work dilemma many of us are facing

The return to work dilemma many of us are facing

No matter what my team chooses to do,I know there will be elation from some quarters and frustration from others.

  • byJamila Rivzi
Resignation regret? More ‘boomerang employees’ are returning to old jobs

Resignation regret? More ‘boomerang employees’ are returning to old jobs

Lawyer Joshua Elloy is part of a growing cohort of employees choosing to return to an old workplace – and in the process,negotiating a better role and more flexibility.

  • byKimberly Gillan
Five ways for women to get ahead in the workplace

Five ways for women to get ahead in the workplace

Gender biases run in both directions,but it is women who have borne the financial penalty of stereotyping. The first step? Become aware.

  • byJessica Irvine