Business
How asking a recruit’s past salary entrenches pay gap
14 February
Further entrenching the gender pay gap can be as simple as routinely asking job applicants what they earn at their current job, business leaders have been told. Winning support from the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, construction firm Lendlease no...[Read More]
Australia will issue rules for ‘risky’ solar inverters
14 February
Cybersecurity standards for solar inverters, batteries and electric vehicle chargers are being developed by the Australian government amid concerns some equipment could leave the nation exposed to foreign interference. The issue emerged in two...[Read More]
Schools to trial AI alternative after ChatGPT ban
7 February
Children in more than a dozen NSW schools will help test an in-house artificial intelligence app after the state banned the popular ChatGPT over cheating concerns. The trial AI app, called NSWEduChat, was an important first step for the rollout of...[Read More]
Workers closer to getting a ‘right to disconnect’
7 February
Workers who are not paid to monitor their phones and emails 24/7 should not be penalised if they choose to disconnect, the prime minister says. A range of workplace changes are before parliament, designed to improve pay and conditions and stamp out...[Read More]
Aussie firms urged to deploy AI to save productivity
7 February
Australian businesses should deploy artificial technology across more parts of their operations or the nation risked falling behind the rest of the world in productivity, a major technology conference has heard. But Microsoft’s AI Tour event in...[Read More]
Calls for fee-free uni for disadvantaged students
1 February
Students from disadvantaged backgrounds should be eligible for fee-free university places in industries facing chronic shortages, the sector’s peak body has urged. In a pre-budget submission to the federal government, Universities Australia has...[Read More]
Five leadership skills that make a great leader
1 February
Being viewed or referred to as a ‘leader’ or ‘future leader’ in any establishment is a major sign of how well-regarded you are as an employee. However, while a leader may or may not be a manager, being a manager doesn’t instantly make...[Read More]
Purpose of govt must evolve as voters seek ‘wellbeing’
31 January
Politicians are on notice that the old “jobs and growth” catchcry won’t be enough to attract voters, especially younger ones, in Australia’s evolving democracy. Federal politicians are particularly on the nose, with less than one in five...[Read More]
Purpose of govt must evolve as voters seek ‘wellbeing’
31 January
Politicians are on notice that the old “jobs and growth” catchcry won’t be enough to attract voters, especially younger ones, in Australia’s evolving democracy. Federal politicians are particularly on the nose, with less than one in five...[Read More]
Purpose of govt must evolve as voters seek ‘wellbeing’
31 January
Politicians are on notice that the old “jobs and growth” catchcry won’t be enough to attract voters, especially younger ones, in Australia’s evolving democracy. Federal politicians are particularly on the nose, with less than one in five...[Read More]
Gender pay gap wider for managers than other job types
24 January
The hourly gender pay gap is wider for Australian managers than for professionals, labourers and other classes of workers. Men in management roles were earning almost 20 per cent more than their female counterparts based on average earnings each...[Read More]
Business ticks off expanded paid parental leave scheme
24 January
Business groups have backed a proposal to increase the number of weeks offered under the paid parental leave scheme. The federal government introduced legislation last year which would extend the scheme by two weeks each year from July 1, to...[Read More]