Working Life
Do Millennials and Gen Z really have it that tough?
April 21, 2023
They grew up during the Global Financial Crisis, survived a decade of conservative governments, and now are well and truly adults. Millennials are thirty, flirty and so not thriving.
Quiet Firing: How to spot the signs and what you can do about it
April 17, 2023
You willingly quit your job. But get this – you didn’t really have any other choice. Because you were intentionally driven out. What’s worse is that you were slowly forced out by your very own boss or supervisor.
Quiet hiring and other ways you could be missing out on pay
March 29, 2023
Instead of hiring new employees, large companies sneakily dump current staff with more tasks and responsibilities.
Pinkwashing examples that take the (rainbow) cake
February 22, 2023
Here are some examples to help you figure out what is genuinely queer friendly, and what is undermining the LGBTIQA+ community – and not just during Mardi Gras.
Wage theft harms two thirds of workers. Here is how to check if that’s you.
January 14, 2023
It’s not just a little bit of unpaid overtime here, a bit of cash-in-hand there. New research found that two thirds of workers in Australia are not receiving their full salary.
New year, new protections for job hunters
January 13, 2023
As of 7 January 2023, employers across Australia will be charged a hefty fine of up to $16,500 if found advertising for jobs at a rate below the minimum wage.
From ‘Bossware’ to ‘hidden homeless’: what these new words reveal about work in Australia
January 6, 2023
Bossware. E-change. Quiet quitting. What do any of these words have to do with work?
Summer Reads for Unionists
January 4, 2023
How are you spending your hot union summer? There’s nothing like curling up with a book to recover from a boxing day retail shift or to relax before work kicks off again for the new year.
Why 2023 is the year to sort out your superannuation
December 16, 2022
Retirement may seem a long way down the track but the money you need to have for a decent retirement cannot be accumulated overnight. It pays – literally – to get on top of your super sooner rather than later.
2022: Together, we made history
If nothing else, 2022 has shown us the power of collective action can extend far beyond the workplace, into all aspects of our everyday lives.