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National Australia Bank chief executive officer Andrew Irvine said he’d faced a difficult week.

BankingCommentsNAB boss admits to ‘difficult week’ after public scrutiny

National Australia Bank chief Andrew Irvine says last week’s intense scrutiny over his drinking habits has been ‘difficult’ and found the media coverage ‘quite personal and public’.

Cheyanne Enciso

Less burnout and improve job satisfaction could come from a four-day working week, research shows. (James Worsfold/AAP PHOTOS)

Workplace MattersPremiumFour-day week firms as win-win for workers and business

Cutting one day from the working week could reduce burnout and increase job satisfaction, a study has found, but it could also boost productivity.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

One quarter of employers now classify over 50s as older, with fresh data revealing ageism is growing in Australia.

Workplace MattersCommentsAgeism growing as employers label over 50s as ‘older’

Almost one quarter of employers now classify workers aged 51 to 55 years as ‘older’, with fresh data suggesting companies are sidelining experienced professionals amid persistent labour shortages.

Cheyanne Enciso

“Mining’s traditional pay premium is no longer enough: today’s workforce is prioritising stability, family time, and values alignment,” the report said.

MiningCommentsPremiumBig FIFO salaries no longer enough to keep workers on site

High salaries on offer in fly-in, fly-out work are ‘no longer enough’ to compete with less demanding gigs available in construction and infrastructure, posing a retention risk for the mining sector. 

Simone Grogan

The Parker Point iron ore terminal

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The West Australian exclusive
Worker nearly decapitated at iron ore wharf in WA’s north

Unions have praised Rio Tinto while accusing a contractor of a cover-up amid an investigation into a ‘near-decapitation’ at an iron ore wharf in WA’s north.

Adrian Rauso

Over the past three years, we’ve seen 90,000 fewer apprentices and trainees in the system nationally.

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Aaron MoreyComments
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‘Bosses’ aren’t the bad guys, there’s no apprenticeships

In the heated debate about how best to address Australia’s skilled trades shortage, one critical truth seems to be missing from the conversation: without employers, there are no apprenticeships.

Aaron Morey

Global uncertainty dents the confidence of Australian chief financial officers.

EconomyCommentsGlobal uncertainty dents chief bean counter confidence

Australian chief financial officers are increasingly confident the economy has passed its low point, but the optimism doesn’t necessarily stretch to their own business performance over the next year.

Cheyanne Enciso

As the workplace has become more sensitive and emotionally aware, something else is creeping in: a tendency to overprotect, over-soften and over-accommodate, writes Gary Martin.

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Gary MartinComments
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Workplace molly-coddling has made fair feedback taboo

As the workplace has become more sensitive and emotionally aware, something else is creeping in: a tendency to overprotect, over-soften and over-accommodate.

Gary Martin

Labor’s Tim Ayres says Australia needs to get with the AI times.

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BusinessComments
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Don’t let job fears hold Australia back from AI: Minister

Labor Minister Tim Ayres says we should embrace cutting-edge AI in the workplace, urging the country to adapt with the times.

Nicola Smith

The Australian Human Right Commission wants restrictions on the use of non-disclosure agreements in workplace sexual harassment cases

Workplace MattersPremiumWork sex harassment victims say NDAs used to silence them

The Australian Human Right Commission wants restrictions on the use of non-disclosure agreements in workplace sexual harassment cases with victims saying NDAs were used to silence them.

Sarah Crawford

Vet Talia Morgan with pug Ernie at Veterinary Dermatology Specialists in Osborne Park. Kelsey Reid

State politicsCommentsPremiumThe jobs and industries WA is looking at immigrants to fill

From child care workers to veterinarians, to butchers and anaesthetists, scores of WA professions have been in need of more workers with specialised skills for years.

Oliver Lane

Deloitte estimates another 5000 people started working in Perth’s central business district in the 2024-2025 financial year.

EconomyCommentsPremiumPerth CBD grows leads but productivity pain remains

St Georges Terrace and West Perth have been wagered to lead the nation in terms of workforce growth, but Deloitte has warned an outwardly healthy jobs has masked abysmal productivity performance. 

Simone Grogan

Lisa Annese stepped into the top job at Chief Executive Women two months after Donald Trump was re-elected.

Gender equalityCommentsPremiumCEW boss warns against giving Trump’s diversity war air time

The freshly-minted boss of Chief Executive Women has cautioned against giving too much air time to Donald Trump’s war on diversity and inclusion policies. 

Cheyanne Enciso

Westpac chief executive Anthony Miller is planning to axe more than 1500 jobs.

BankingCommentsWestpac’s biggest redundancy round in years draws union ire

The Finance Sector Union says it has reached out to Westpac seeking an urgent explanation about the bank’s plans to axe more than 1500 jobs in what would be its biggest redundancy in a decade.

Cheyanne Enciso

Under contentious right to disconnect laws, employers are allowed to reasonably refuse to respond during out-of-work hours.

Workplace MattersCommentsRight to disconnect lifts staff engagement, productivity

More than half of employers say new laws cracking down on workplace communications after business hours have led to an increase in productivity and lower employee stress, according to a new report.

Cheyanne Enciso

Bankwest aims to become Australia’s “favourite digital bank”. It shuttered all of its metro branches last year.

BankingCommentsPremiumMore Bankwest jobs to go as owner CBA culls over 160 roles

Bankwest will swing the axe on another 58 jobs as part of Commonwealth Bank’s latest round of cuts that will result in more than 160 roles culled nationally.

Cheyanne Enciso

Five years on from the pandemic, 36 per cent of Australians still regularly work from home. (David Mariuz/AAP PHOTOS)

work relationsPremiumRemote work saving time and money with benefits for all

Australians who work from home have cut their commutes by about three hours a week, saving more than $5000 a year in doing so, research has found.

Maeve Bannister and Alex Mitchell

The tragedy happened at WA Salt Supply in North Coogee in June 2022.

WA News PremiumSalt refinery behind worker death used cardboard to fix belt

A local salt processing company has been fined $875,000 over the death of a worker at a North Coogee refinery in 2022.

Sarah Steger

Rather than returning to work recharged, many of us go back feeling disoriented, sluggish and somehow more exhausted than when we clocked off.

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Gary MartinCommentsPremium
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Why long weekends may be leaving you feeling more exhausted

Rather than returning to work recharged, many of us go back feeling disoriented, sluggish and somehow more exhausted than when we clocked off.

Gary Martin

Insecurity is far more common in the workplace than most believe, and affects even the most articulate and experienced professionals.

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Why we should avoid clocking in with self-doubt

Insecurity is far more common in the workplace than most believe, and affects even the most articulate and experienced professionals.

Gary Martin

Work can be meaningful, though it should never be the only thing that gives life meaning. 

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Gary MartinCommentsPremium
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You can love your job but it’ll never love you back

There is a fine line between loving what you do and letting what you do define who you are. 

Gary Martin

Despite the high rates of PTSD, Murdoch University’s Dr Mathersul said many don’t have the tools to regulate their often-needed fight or flight response, even when the danger has gone. 

HealthCommentsPremiumCan yoga help minimise PTSD symptoms in emergency workers?

A Perth researcher is investigating if the key to helping veterans and emergency first responders suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder could be as simple as doing a downward dog.

Claire Sadler

Mum Taryn Bunter with her 15-month-old son Hamish at home.

Workplace MattersCommentsPremiumMassive surge in women staying in the workforce

The rates of women staying longer in the workforce has dramatically increased in recent decades, with one mum revealing why.

Jake Dietsch

The Tribune portal at the Bellevue Gold mine.

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Troubled gold miner cops blow-back from explosion

The gold miner is in the sights of WA’s safety regulator after an explosion, which has come to light while the company’s shareholders nervously wait on a flagged production downgrade. 

Adrian Rauso