Threats of job losses, uneven rosters and a growing reliance on labour hire firms were all major factors that pushed WA Rio Tinto workers into union arms, an expert has declared.
Adrian Rauso
Eighteen people have reportedly died since June 2023 building a massive iron ore mining complex in West Africa for Rio Tinto and its joint venture partners.
Gender equality policies have become a "convenient scapegoat" for broad economic worries and men must be included in a new conversation, women's advocates say.
Maeve Bannister
The diary of a workaholic reads like a rollercoaster with no brakes, fuelled by deadlines, sleepless nights and the constant ‘hum’ of incoming emails.
Gary Martin
CEO VOICE: Public transport, housing, the need for skilled labour, our urban sprawl, local government burdens and opportunities for Indigenous workers were among the topics up for debate.
Neale Prior
Women are four times more likely to develop an autoimmune disease than men. Why? Long term, chronic stress is the short answer.
Lucy Caratti
Australian employers still see flexible work-from-home arrangements as key to attracting top talents, fresh figures suggest.
Cheyanne Enciso
Health care services, miners and banks are among the laggards in closing the gender pay gap in Australia, new data shows.
Nearly 60 per cent of employers have narrowed their gender pay gap in the past year in what has been described as “movement in the right direction”.
A dispute over who is an ‘engine driver’ has sparked a dire warning from the resources peak body that the Mining and Energy Union is trying to bring militant east coast-style tactics to the Pilbara.
Katina Curtis
On this Labour Day, which song would you choose as the anthem that best defines your work life?
Have you ever been halfway through answering a colleague’s question when they suddenly cut you off to launch into a story of their own?
KATE EMERY: Companies should hire the best person for the job, regardless of the colour of their skin, where they come from and whether they’re a man, woman or house plant. Right?
Kate Emery
Women are more likely to observe sickness prevention practices in the workplace than men, a study has found.
Resilience in the face of big changes, hard work and a solid network of backers have proved a triumphant combination for two-time Chamber of Minerals and Energy Award winner Irene Chandra.
Simone Grogan
Woolworths will make some office-based roles redundant as part of the supermarket’s broader restructure to cut costs and meet customers’ changing expectations.
Woolworths has tightened the reins on working-from-home privileges for its 10,000 office staff, asking them to commit to spending at least three days a week in the office.
Job sharing is emerging as a crowd favourite for workers and employers, and gone are the days when traditional nine-to-five roles ruled the roost.
A WA gender equity advocate says companies struggling with diversity and inclusion backlash fell short in explaining their initiatives, but is still backing in the cause to get more women in the workforce
The number of older workers in Australia has doubled since 1991, but policies and practices have lagged behind and tend to focus on retirement rather than supporting participation, productivity and engagement.
Jay Hanna
Wesfarmers-owned Kmart has backed calls from the nation’s peak retail body to allow workers to scrap their traditional “smoko” break and go home early.
British multinational Serco has been accused of dodging “legal and moral obligations” to WA workers as it exits a 15-year deal running Australia’s immigration detention centres in favour of a US prison group.
Sean Smith and Simone Grogan
SEE THE PICTURES: BHP workers required medical treatment after a freak weather event caused a mining truck’s tyre to explode and damage buildings being used as shelter.
The belief that workplace happiness results in productivity is as common as the morning rush for coffee. But productivity is a bit more complicated than simply slapping on a smile and calling it a day.
GARY MARTIN
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