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Employees to Disconnect from After Hours Work Messages
On Monday, the Fair Work Ombudsman announced employees can refuse to respond to work-related messages outside paid hours. The right......
Jobs and Skills Summit and disadvantaged Australians
The Federal government’s two-day Jobs and Skills Summit has finished up in Canberra today. The summit addressed a range of......
Four day work week
The trend towards adopting a four-day work week has recently been on the rise, as the pandemic has led to......
Challenges for Anthony Albanese and industrial relations
Labor under Anthony Albanese has promised to fix many issues during his election campaign, but one of the most prominent......
Australia is experiencing negative wage growth in 20 years
Australia experienced negative wage growth in 2021, according to a new report done by The McKell Institute. The report found......
$38 billion in Jobkeeper went to employers who did not qualify
Recent data from the PBO has revealed $38 billion in JobKeeper payments were given to employers who did not meet......
OECD urges Australia to act on climate change, increase GST and more
The latest OECD Economic Survey of Australia released today has set forward a suite of recommendations to ensure sustainable economic......
Upper Hunter coal – economics or ideology?
New research from the Australia Institute suggests that the prospects for coal mining in the Upper Hunter are less positive......
Refugee advocates concerned about government welfare removal
Refugees in community detention centres are now expected to find work and new places to live as the federal government......
Meditation Podcast brings peace and productivity to the busy legal day
Legal firm Clayton Utz and the Australian String Quartet have collaborated on a meditational podcast series, designed for workers and......