Category: Employee Relation

Handling intrusive job interview questions

By Kate Southam I’ve been shocked by some of the questions potential employers are asking during job interviews....

Intrusive questions again

By Kate Southam People are writing to me again on the topic of "illegal" questions at job interviews....

Nibbling from floor up delivers real change

By David Brewster and Gary Calwell Efforts to improve the modern workplace tend to come in large packages....

Half a million compo after chair fall

By Pia Akerman. A business that provided an employee with a wheeled office chair on a tiled floor...

Employers pay more for staff as skills...

By Jennifer Foreshew Companies are offering perks to retain talent, headhunting overseas and poaching from other industries. Technology...

Loyal employees should be valued

By Miawling Lam Employees are no longer dispensable and should instead be treated as new customers. This bold...

Legal risk to employers who impose shorter...

Kate Southam, Editor of CareerOne.com.au Employers must consult staff before introducing major cost saving options such as a...

Push for 26 week parental leave

By Ewin Hannan Unions will back a "work and family” test case seeking paid leave for pregnancy, childbirth,...

ACTU Congress to urge work law changes

By Ewan Hannan Unions will seek to have penalties for taking industrial action abolished, encourage the prosecution of...

Phones run hot with work gripes

By Elizabeth Allen Unhappy workers and confused employers have flooded federal and state workplace ombudsmen with a record...