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Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Tony Burke says it is reasonable for employers to email staff and enquire about shifts outside of working hours, as the debate about the 'right to disconnect' heats up.

More than 20 million Australians have at least one long-term health condition, 63% of whom are in the workforce.

Melbourne-based The Digital Picnic has become the ‘little business who could’ by revealing it would now be covering the full cost of any employee wishing to seek out an autism and/or ADHD diagnosis.

Mutual trust and tight safety precautions are vital when allowing employees to work overseas, Employment Hero co-founder Ben Thompson says, after the high-profile dismissal of a Bureau of Meteorology scientist who worked from the United States.

There are steps the federal government can take to make our migration system more attractive to skilled trades workers.

Something needs to shift amid news over the past few days about increasing instances of customers abusing staff.

The employee's dismissal was triggered by an incident on August 30 last year – a mandatory in-office day. That morning, he updated his work calendar indicating he would be working from home.

Many small businesses and startups say they will open for business and permit staff to work on the January 26 public holiday, amid broader discussions about the future of Australia Day and the date on which it is celebrated.

The resignation of Kate Pounder as CEO of the TCA has resulted in an outpouring of gratitude for what she has achieved for the tech sector.

The federal government has reportedly closed the Business Innovation and Investment Program to new applicants, shuttering a widely-used visa scheme as it attempts to rework Australia's migration system.

Hybrid work will not be disappearing anytime soon, so the focus for 2024 needs to be how to make this arrangement as efficient as possible, rather than trying to turn the clock back to 2019.

Retailers have reported delays and significant out-of-stocks as a result of the ongoing dispute between port operator DP World and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA).