Employment

Politics & Society

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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