On The Job

‘On the Job’ was a podcast all about making your work life better.

Hosts chatted to people from all walks of life about all things work. From the tough realities of the gig economy to the politics of wearing double denim on a causal Friday (please don’t) – nothing was off-limits.

Whether you’re trying to land your dream job, survive a job from hell or chase that mythical work/life balance you keep hearing about – On the Job is here to make your job, well… less work.

COVID Careers – From Pilot to Tram Driver in a year

January 31, 2021

This week we meet another person whose work life was turned upside down when the COVID-19 Pandemic struck in early 2020.

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COVID19 – “What would Curtin do?”

January 24, 2021

We love a bit of alternative history here at On the Job.

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Meet a real Working Class Hero

January 17, 2021

Francis introduces Sally to his favourite Working Class Hero – his mum, Ellen.

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COVID careers: What happens when the music stops?

January 10, 2021

The music industry’s touring sector took a hit when the bushfires swept through eastern Australian states in 2019.

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Doug Cameron, former Senator and from the Glaswegian culture of collective and standing up for yourself

January 3, 2021

A fitter by trade, Doug Cameron came to Australia at 22 years old, rose through the union ranks representing workers and gained preselection for the Australian Senate after Kevin Rudd came to power in 2007.

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2020 – The Year of the Nurse

December 27, 2020

When the pandemic hit in March 2020 Annie Butler, Federal Secretary at the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, was at a conference in the UK.

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Meet the hardest working man in snow business

December 20, 2020

It’s the Xmas edition of On the Job, so Francis and Sally meet the one person who is definitely happy to be working Xmas Day – Santa.

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New IR laws a “kick in the guts for young workers”

December 17, 2020

Director of the Young Workers Centre, Felicity Sowerbutts, says the Morrison Government’s newly introduced Industrial Relations laws are a “kick in the guts” for already vulnerable young workers.

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Clothing The Gap and the new IR bill

December 13, 2020

This episode; a Victorian Aboriginal owned social enterprise that is a dynamic fashion label managed by health professionals and the Federal Government’s latest industrial relations bill.

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Clothing The Gap

December 13, 2020

This episode; a Victorian Aboriginal owned social enterprise that is a dynamic fashion label managed by health professionals and the Federal Government’s latest industrial relations bill.

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