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No longer business as usual
Workers have had a taste of a new work order and cannot be expected to give up all the benefits.
- by Jim Bright
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Opinion
Work therapy
Maybe we needed a pandemic to address mental health
The coronavirus pandemic has led to more discussion about the connection between unemployment and mental health.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Opinion
MyCareer Education
Preparing for the future of work a team effort
Career education at school should be a collaboration between careers staff, students, parents, teachers and employers.
- by Gina Driscoll
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Vocational training
Training sector calls for $5 billion to bring thousands of apprentices out of hibernation
The vocational training sector is asking the federal government for support to create opportunities for thousands of Australian apprentices in 'hibernation'.
- by Anna Patty
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Slack
Managing the post-COVID return to the office
While no-one could have foreseen how life and work would play out at the start of the year
- by Alexandra Cain
Workplace culture
No late calls, fewer Friday meetings as consultants tackle stress
Consulting giant Accenture has asked employees to end conference calls by around 5:30 pm each day and limit the number of big meetings on Fridays as it's trying to help its workers understand the science behind stress.
- by Jenny Surane
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Open Universities Australia
When you haven’t yet found your career path
If you’ve woken up one day with the sudden realisation that you’re in the wrong job, you’re not alone.
- by Amy Cooper
Pay
One in four international students earn less than half the minimum wage
A new Australian study has found three in four international students are paid below the minimum casual wage.
- by Anna Patty
Workplace culture
The long, unhappy history of working from home
Three months after the coronavirus pandemic shut down offices, the corporate world has concluded that working from home is working out. Many employees will be tethered to Zoom and Slack for the rest of their careers.
- by David Streitfeld
University
'Picking winners' will not solve skills shortages: academics
Studying any course at tertiary level and higher wages for nurses and teachers would help address skills shortages, academics say.
- by Anna Patty
Opinion
MyCareer
The wisdom of flexible plans
It's time to be more flexible, and not more rigid, about career planning.
- by Jim Bright