Employment
Politics & Society
Analysis
Debate over NDIS budget ignores the cost of workforce exclusion
While arguments continue over the value of the NDIS, deficit-based stereotypes for people with disability are quietly impacting our economy
Business & Economics
Research
Feeling underqualified can be a superpower (or a potential trap)
New research finds that feeling underqualified can help drive performance or toxic behaviour – depending on one psychological factor
Politics & Society
Opinion
You can win the Asian Cup and still lose your job
As women’s football celebrates a landmark policy to boost female coaches – the volatile, unsupportive system they will enter remains the same
Politics & Society
Research
Improving teacher job satisfaction through job crafting ≠ longer hours
Extra school roles can boost teachers’ job satisfaction when properly recognised and balanced within existing hours, helping to ease teacher shortages
Politics & Society
Analysis
Now is the time to get disability human rights into Australian anti-discrimination law
Two major opportunities for reform of the Disability Discrimination Act have been overlooked, including being respected as decision-makers on an equal basis as others and discriminatory migration practices
Politics & Society
Opinion
A four-day week could help Australia’s economy
A four-day work week means people get more done in less time, and that could help boost Australia’s stagnating productivity
Arts & Culture
Research
How much should parasitic gig companies contribute to city resources?
Every employee needs toilets and break facilities, but gig companies don’t provide these, leaving workers dependent on public amenities, creating a burden for them and the urban infrastructure
Politics & Society
Research
Discrimination by recruitment algorithms is a real problem
As the use by employers of AI to screen job applicants grows, there are serious risks of discrimination against women, older applicants and minority groups. Should it be banned until it is regulated?
Politics & Society
International court to decide if we have a ‘right to strike’
Employers are challenging the legal principle on which the ‘right to strike’ is based in the International Court of Justice. The outcome could change labour laws around the world
Business & Economics
How job-hopping managers undermine corporate culture
A senior manager’s career preferences shape their team's cultural values in both positive and negative ways, with implications for firms selecting senior managers