Tag: Employees

17.1 per cent of Australian employers are planning to boost their permanent staff numbers between April and June this year, a slight drop from Q1 and a boost from the 11.2 per cent registered a year ago.

Industry Super Australia is calling for banks to be penalised for offering business banking deals aiming to see employers switch their employees’ superannuation contribution to bank-owned funds.

While many have an opinion as to which internet browser is best, new data suggests there is a strong correlation between the internet browser used by an employee and their work performance levels.

An Australian health business has inadvertently underpaid almost 200 employees half a million dollars.

A crackdown on cleaning contractors has revealed 1,212 of Australia’s cleaners have been underpaid almost $763,000.

As Australian small business owners and jobseekers eye opportunities for work-life balance, more workplaces are beginning to provide flexible work options.

A BBC Panorama investigation that went to air in the UK last December aired on ABC’s Four Corners last night, revealing hidden camera footage of Apple’s China factory workers being overworked under poor conditions.

A Gold Coast crackdown by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has found a Surfers Paradise nightclub underpaid 54 workers to the tune of $63,200.

In what is being called a landmark decision, the Federal Circuit Court in Melbourne has fined Crocmedia Pty Ltd for underpaying two interns employed in the company for 20 months.

70 per cent of Australian job seekers now consider work-life balance to be more important than salary, highlighting a need for businesses to adapt.