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Premier Jacinta Allan will introduce new working from home laws to parliament.

Working from home laws set to extend to more workers, as Allan prepares legislation

While the new laws are to begin on September 1, small businesses will have until next year to implement the new policy.

  • Kieran Rooney

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Elizabeth Watt, a former employee of Australia’s peak, publicly funded women safety organisation, had to escalate a dispute to the Federal Court after being denied her job back following maternity leave.

Elizabeth worked at Australia’s top women’s safety body - until she went on mat leave

Elizabeth Watt spent years fighting the federal agency after being denied her pre-parental leave role. Her case exposes a loophole that experts say leaves mothers lagging the rest of the world.

  • Rob Harris
The desire to be made redundant is more common than people might like to admit.

I’m desperate to be made redundant, but I’m a star employee. Help!

The desire to be made redundant is more common than people might like to admit, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.

  • Kirstin Ferguson
Having a temptation in the workplace is unlikely to help you at home.

I had sex with a colleague on a work trip. Is it too late to fix my marriage?

The temptation of your office affair will be difficult to overcome, says Dr Kirstin Ferguson.

  • Kirstin Ferguson
Modern workplaces come with flexibility that didn’t exist decades ago.

Women at work are always slacking off at Pilates and nail appointments. I’m over it!

The workplace has changed, and we all need to adjust with it, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.

  • Kirstin Ferguson
Stock image shows a woman working from home, which the Fair Work Commission ruled was acceptable in this case.

Mum wins WFH rights, late start time, so she can drop kids at school

The Fair Work Commission ruling follows another case last year when a mother who had moved far from her office defeated a return to office mandate.

  • Jessica Yun
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You should not have to resign over the appalling behaviour of someone else.

I’m being sabotaged by the colleague who was covering my role. Help!

You should not have to resign over the appalling behaviour of someone else, says Dr Kirstin Ferguson.

  • Kirstin Ferguson
Slowing down feel like failure? You might be overachieving.

‘Just push through’: Five signs you might be overachieving at work

These five core beliefs form the operating system that most ambitious, driven people are running on, often without realising it.

  • Fleur Marks
Accepting a lower salary is not always a step backwards, but there are things to consider.

Should I take a pay cut for a job that’s more aligned with my values?

Accepting a lower salary is not always a step backwards, but there are things to consider, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.

  • Kirstin Ferguson
Woolworths and other retailers are expanding into retail media, which includes advertising in store.

Woolworths worker who was told to cover his ‘plumber’s crack’ has case dismissed

A casual worker who said his feelings were hurt by a co-worker was berated by the Fair Work Commission for wasting its time with his unfair dismissal claim.

  • Millie Muroi