Even when you are learning the role,you are still entitled to be paid.

My teen’s boss says she won’t be paid while she’s learning the job. Is this legal?

The owner might claim that it’s perfectly fine to offer little or no pay during a training period,but Dr Kirstin Ferguson says taking advantage of young workers doesn’t stack up.

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Teal candidate for Bradfield Nicolette Boele has apologised.

Teal candidate apologises for sexualised joke to teen hairdresser

Nicolette Boele allegedly told the young female hairdresser that her hair wash “was so good and I didn’t even have sex with you”.

  • Olivia Ireland andAlexandra Smith
Many workers have been stung by non-compete clauses in their employment contracts

As a business owner,I’m glad non-compete contracts are getting the boot

It may seem like a strange thing for a government to be prioritising in an election year. But when you break down the numbers,it quickly becomes clear why.

  • Victoria Devine
COSBOA CEO Luke Achterstraat.

‘Feeling targeted’:Hairdressers are fighting to keep this fine print in staff contracts

Small business advocates and corporate heavyweights are railing against the Albanese government’s proposed ban on non-compete clauses.

  • Jessica Yun andShane Wright
It’s difficult to push back on a return to office when the WFH arrangement was a verbal agreement.

I thought we agreed I could work from home. My boss now says ‘no’

You might have a verbal understanding with your employer but,Dr Kirstin Ferguson says,if you don’t get it in writing,you may not have a leg to stand on.

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Jess Wartski says being in a new role has been “lifechanging”.

Landing your dream job can be life-changing. Here’s how to do it

The beginning of a year is when many Australians start looking for new roles. Here’s how to get the one you’ve always wanted.

  • Nina Hendy
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Once you have learned about a colleague’s dark past,is it possible to continue to happily work alongside them?

A colleague’s past has resurfaced. Now I can’t look at him

When disturbing information about a colleague comes to light,it has implications for the whole team,says Dr Kirstin Ferguson.

  • Kirstin Ferguson
Understanding appropriate salaries for the role you do will help you better negotiate a pay rise.

I got a pay rise,but I’m still paid less than others. Is this right?

Discovering you are being paid much less than other people performing the same role can be unsettling,even alarming. But doing some research before tackling the conversation can pay off.

  • Kirstin Ferguson
Three in ten workers say they disliked their manager,the equivalent of 3.4 million working Australians. But sometimes quitting just isn’t an option.

‘Document everything’:Five steps for dealing with a bad boss

Three in 10 workers – the equivalent of 3.4 million Australians – say they dislike their manager. But sometimes quitting just isn’t an option.

  • Tim Duggan
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Union vows to fight Dutton’s five-days-in-office edict at the tribunal

Commonwealth federal servants have the right to work from home and three out of five do,at least some of the time. Dutton says this is unacceptable.

  • Olivia Ireland andJosefine Ganko