Work
Australia divided over apprentice pay rise
The Fair Work Commission has announced they will increase the minimum apprentice wage. Apprentices are happy with the move, but......
Could Facebook be the solution and not the distraction?
Facebook is usually considered as a distraction from work however the social network site is now being accepted as useful......
(Wo)men at work
They build our cities, they build our towns, but only one in ten of them are women. Construction has the......
Child care workers put case for pay rise
Would child care workers get paid the same as supermarket workers if they were all men? Their union says no.......
Election 2013: Is ‘flexibility in the workplace’ too flexible?
When the topic of industrial relations comes up in politics, you’ll almost always hear someone demanding more flexibility in the......
FIFO work practice under scrutiny
A Federal Parliamentary Inquiry has looked into the effect fly-in, fly-out and drive-in, drive-out workers have had on regional communities.......
Workplace relations proposals far from ideal
Carers, those with disabilities, over 55 year-olds, and domestic violence victims could have new worplace rights under the government’s latest......
Female leaders in Queensland
The Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) released their census on women leadership, and found some concerning......
Go home, and stay home
A national campaign to try and get people to leave work on time is filling the gap made by Australia’s......
Mixed review of Fair Work Act
The review of the Fair Work Act has been released to a mixed reception. Employers say it goes too far,......