Business
Workplace
Opinion
Work therapy
I just got my dream job. Should I worry about this one unusual thing?
Any resignation, unless there’s a very particular reason for it, raises questions about an organisation – ones you deserve to have answered.
- by Jonathan Rivett
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Opinion
Jobs
We get distracted 275 times a day. Use three ways to stay focused
Even when there’s no one else around, we are bombarded with constant virtual pings from new messages and emails all day long.
- by Tim Duggan
Australia’s first music school empire collapses, owing $1.8 million
The Amazon-inspired suburban music school celebrated its success with a lavish yacht party. Now it owes teachers and the Tax Office.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Lia Timson
Opinion
Work therapy
I told my colleagues their project was terrible. Should I have kept quiet?
There’s something laughable about excitedly asking for someone’s true opinion and then instantly rejecting it.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Opinion
Jobs
Is your workplace facing a ‘Boomer bottleneck’?
Take a close look around your workplace, and you’re likely to see more older workers continuing to work well past the traditional retirement age.
- by Tim Duggan
Editorial
Doctors at work
Stress fractures in emergency departments
A new report on the well-being of A&E physicians raises concerns about the future of emergency departments.
- The Herald's View
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Minimum wage
Employers warn of price pressures as one in five workers get 4.75% pay rise
Millions of Australians have been handed a pay rise, and the lowest-paid workers are getting the biggest bump in a move employer groups warn will fuel inflation.
- by Millie Muroi and Brittany Busch
Analysis
Productivity
We’re working harder than ever. So why don’t the metrics show it?
It feels like we’re all working hard for the salary we take home, so why do we keep hearing about a productivity slump?
- by Nina Hendy
Opinion
AI
Is your boss asking you to work with AI? Watch out for these four things
Many employees are already using AI, often without clear rules or guidelines. Here’s where that can pose problems.
- by Ilona Charles
Opinion
Work therapy
I don’t trust my company’s HR department. Is my scepticism warranted?
Not all human resources teams are the same, and not every human resources manager automatically sides with management.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Opinion
Jobs
‘Like an episode of Utopia’: Why are Australian workplace comedies so good?
Every time a character has an awkward conversation next to the coffee machine, or struggles with the photocopier settings, it triggers an uncomfortable familiarity.
- by Tim Duggan