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If you live in these parts of Australia, you’ll get an extra public holiday for it this year. But millions of others aren’t so lucky.
Is working from home good for your mental health? If so, how many days a week are best? A new study has some answers.
As the federal government prepares to reform Australia’s privacy laws, it needs to better protect brain data.
We’ve faced difficulty getting our research off the ground, and have had our credibility as academics questioned.
Our research with 124 Australian hospitality staff found women bar workers were routinely seen as ‘better suited’ to manage the threat of violence - which is both risky and exploitative.
Casual and gig workers make up a big part of the workforce and the federal government is taking steps to provide them with greater protections.
Improving the ability for worker’s voices and perspectives to be heard in the workplace could have wide ranging benefits for employers and broader society at large.
Tilting toilets are the latest suggestion to limit time spent on the loo at work.
A landmark ruling that ordered the Seven Network pay a reality TV star compensation could have far-reaching implications for other productions and workplaces.
There’s no First Amendment in the workplace, which leaves worker activists at the whim of their employers.
Australia’s Fair Work Commission concluded that cutting penalty rates would create more jobs. Our research suggests it was wrong.
Three-quarters of teenagers in our survey experienced exploitation, bullying, harassment or some other form of abuse in their first job.
Seemingly innocuous security chips could enable companies to monitor employees in more sinister ways.
In France, expressions of spirituality are rare in workplace, but the situation has evolved since the 2010s. How important is this phenomenon and what are the impacts on the organisations?
While the #MeToo movement has been revolutionary, some workplaces will be slow to change. Here are seven things we can all do to help stop toxic work environments.
Insurance company Suncorp refused to hire a man due to his prior convictions relating to child pornography. The Australian Human Rights Commission the employer discriminated against the man.
Every day people around the world go to work expecting to return home safely to their families. But the reality is that many never return due to workplace accidents that could have been prevented.
Recent deaths within the pornography industry in the US have reignited debates on labour conditions and mental health.
Employees whose bosses give them some discretion over their work tasks are significantly more likely to engage in political behaviours outside work.
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Associate Professor, Director of the Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law, The University of Melbourne
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