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Why cost-of-living woes will probably linger for years
It’s simplistic to say we’re all going backwards, but this decade’s inflation has dealt a hefty blow to our spending power. There is, however, a path to sustainable wage growth.
- Clancy Yeates
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The Roar goes silent, staff unpaid, amid ownership dispute
Journalists who had been writing for the website until it stopped publishing a month ago are demanding answers from the gambling firm that bought it about five years ago.
- Calum Jaspan
‘Will we still be a city for young people?’ How Sydney’s jobs will change in the next 10 years
In 2016, Sydney’s CBD was predicted to thrive on the back of a finance boom. The man who accurately tipped that trend expects the next decade to be different.
- Max Maddison and Aidan Elwig Pollock
The nine Sydney councils where the CEOs are paid more than $500,000
More than four in five chief executives take home more than NSW Premier Chris Minns. Find out how much your area’s top boss is paid.
- Cindy Yin
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- Jobs
Are you a Sydney workaholic? The areas and jobs with the longest hours
How hard does your suburb work? This map compares weekly work hours across Sydney.
- Matt Wade and Craig Butt
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Do you work too hard? How many hours people in your job work a week
How do your weekly work hours compare to those of others in your job? Use our online interactive tool to explore the data and see how you stack up.
- Craig Butt, The Visual Stories Team and Nathanael Scott
- Opinion
- Minimum wage
Generational wage war: Is a 20-year-old worth less than a 21-year-old?
Employers and unions are set to debate a push to end “junior” rates of pay for 18 to 20-year-olds working in retail, fast food and pharmacies.
- Elizabeth Knight
Trucking company penalised for refusing to pay unfairly sacked worker
The employee stopped being given shifts after a dispute over washing a truck in the rain, in what was ruled as an unfair dismissal.
- Courtney Kruk
‘Unions will go looking’: Woolies’, Coles’ $1b wage scandal could spark class action wave
Unions and employment lawyers have warned about the implications of a landmark Federal Court ruling that has forced Coles and Woolworths to set aside millions more for historical underpayments.
- Jessica Yun
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- Mental health
‘Totally destructive’: Major mental health provider threatens its counsellors
Gino Carrafa has a penchant for extravagant holidays and inspirational quotes. Now his company is threatening therapists after refusing to pay them for months.
- Eryk Bagshaw