The $5.1 billion problem costing one in four workers

The $5.1 billion problem costing one in four workers

About 2.8 million Australians are being shortchanged on their superannuation,costing them about $30,000 in savings by the time they retire.

  • byMillie Muroi

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Right to disconnect:Who’s responsible for limiting out-of-hours contact?

Right to disconnect:Who’s responsible for limiting out-of-hours contact?

Laws allowing workers to ignore messages outside working hours came into effect on Monday,but what if your employer keeps contacting you after your shift?

  • byPenry Buckley
The most disturbing part of the right to disconnect law is still to come

The most disturbing part of the right to disconnect law is still to come

Employers cannot afford to ignore the right to disconnect because their savvy employees,especially those who are unionised,definitely won’t.

  • byNatasha Hawker
The 9 to 5 is back! Time to put the phone on silent

The 9 to 5 is back! Time to put the phone on silent

Employers have been the big winners from ‘availability creep’. The right to disconnect simply recalibrates the workplace balance.

  • byFiona Macdonald
Pilbara lithium leader’s profit crushed after price collapse

Pilbara lithium leader’s profit crushed after price collapse

The collapse in lithium prices has crushed full-year profits at Australia’s leading producer,Pilbara Minerals,and denied shareholders any dividends.

  • byMarion Rae
Kamala’s secret sauce:Working in fast food sets you up for success
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Kamala’s secret sauce:Working in fast food sets you up for success

Even if we end up working in an entirely different industry,the skills learnt working in fast food stay with us for life.

  • byShona Hendley
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‘Unreasonable’:ANZ staffer loses bid to work from home permanently

‘Unreasonable’:ANZ staffer loses bid to work from home permanently

Employee’s plea to permanently work from home because she feared contracting coronavirus has been rejected by the Fair Work Commission.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
No,your work is not your family,so let’s stop pretending it is

No,your work is not your family,so let’s stop pretending it is

You can’t choose your family that you are born into,but you can – and should – choose the right workplace that works for you.

  • byTim Duggan
‘Death by a thousand cuts’:Bank of Queensland slashes up to 400 jobs

‘Death by a thousand cuts’:Bank of Queensland slashes up to 400 jobs

The Bank of Queensland will axe up to 400 jobs and acquire more than 100 franchised businesses in a move its chief executive Patrick Allaway says is aimed at simplifying the business.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
‘A greater risk for employees’ in Sydney:Our economic challenge in three charts

‘A greater risk for employees’ in Sydney:Our economic challenge in three charts

NSW is an economic and business powerhouse. But higher interest rates and a disproportionately large share of insolvencies is putting that to the test.

  • byMatt Wade
Jobless rate rises,but pressure still on RBA to leave rates on hold

Jobless rate rises,but pressure still on RBA to leave rates on hold

While the unemployment rate increased to 4.2 per cent,the number of people holding down a job surged to a record 14.5 million.

  • byShane Wright andMillie Muroi