More men have access to paid parental leave. So why aren’t they taking it?
Data shows 2023 has been a game-changing year for paid parental leave in Australia. But it also provides some hints about how stigma and entrenched workplace cultures might be holding men back from taking leave.
Five disability advocates on what it takes to create a more inclusive world
Five disability advocates share some valuable insights into their advocacy work, what they wish more people understood about living with a disability, as well as their hopes for the future.
Opinion: Adding extra complexity for already stressed SME owners is not helpful
Former CEO of COSBOA Peter Strong says the Australian workplace relations system is the most complex in the world, and it may be very difficult for small businesses to 'look at the detail'.
COSBOA ‘highly concerned’ latest tranche of IR changes will push small businesses to the wall
It is alarming the Albanese government has rammed the Closing Loopholes Bill through the Lower House despite being roundly rejected as flawed and unworkable by small businesses, says COSBOA.
Indigenous-owned businesses are creating better outcomes for their employees
Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing can bring a holistic approach to business management and organisational culture. Here's how.
Labor reworks casual rules, gig economy changes in amended IR Bill
The Albanese government has scrapped its plan to impose civil penalties for breaching some casual work rules, and offered assurances that 'employee-like' gig workers will not count as full employees, in a fresh round of amendments to its IR Bill.
More than 5000 Australian employers will soon have their gender pay gap made public
The good news is that Australia’s total remuneration gender pay gap has dropped slightly, down 1.1 percentage points to a new low of 21.7%. But the real story could be in what’s to come over the next year.
How entrepreneur Desiree D’Cruz is making discreet, wearable breast pumps a reality
Desiree D’Cruz's product, SOFT, aims to give women a comfortable breast pump, destigmatising breastfeeding and breast pumping.
Three in four Aussie employers have a gender pay gap of more than 5%
Australia's gender pay gap has had its biggest single-year drop in almost a decade, but women are still earning much less than their male colleagues.
FWC issues final ‘zombie’ agreement warning ahead of December 7 cutoff
Employers have barely two weeks to prepare for the sunsetting of 'zombie' workplace agreements on December 7, the Fair Work Commission says, in a last-minute warning to workplaces still using agreements struck before 2010.
“Expected to return to the office”: Fair Work denies employee’s WFH request
The Fair Work Commission has handed down a landmark decision that could affect remote work arrangements in Australia.
OpenAI’s weird board structure made it easy to fire Sam Altman [Updated]
While we're all talking about why the OpenAI board fired CEO Sam Altman, less has been said about how the company's structure allowed it to happen.