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It’s common for there to be a tension between feeling a personal responsibility to confront a person on such an issue and being anxious about potential repercussions

Should I bother applying for a role already earmarked for a colleague?

Just because this open role has a whiff of fait accompli about it, I wouldn’t necessarily say that you should pull out of the interview.

  • Jonathan Rivett

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Being able to hear unfiltered and raw conversations has been one of Kyle and Jackie O’s elements that’s made their show so popular over the last two decades.

Jackie O’s spectacular resignation should be an inspiration to us all

We can endlessly debate that Henderson should have done this years ago, but it still doesn’t diminish the courage it takes to stand up to a workplace bully.

  • Tim Duggan
AI is making it easier for workers disgruntled at their treatment from employers.

How AI is helping workers take on their bosses in workplace disputes

An explosion in disputes brought before the workplace watchdog is being blamed on artificial intelligence.

  • Millie Muroi
Breakdown of part-time workers across different Melbourne suburbs.

The Melbourne suburbs where the most part-time workers live

Stark differences in employment trends have emerged throughout Melbourne. Check out our interactive map for the breakdown of full-time and part-time workers living in your area.

  • Angus Delaney and Craig Butt
Saurav Risbud, who quit his job at big four consulting firm Bain last year, says long work hours were the norm.

Why the people working 70 and 80-hour work weeks don’t push back

While a standard work week is 38 hours, those in industries such as consulting and investment banking can rack up more than double those hours. While some quit, most will never speak out.

  • Millie Muroi
Employees in the Singapore office of Salesforce take a break for a game of ping pong.

This four-letter word might terrify some employees – but it shouldn’t

Work can be serious, and we might think that we need to shut off our playful side to succeed. But play has the potential to transform how we think.

  • Tim Duggan
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Shows such as “Severance” give us a way to explore our own ambivalent relationship to the office.

The only thing weirder than working in an office is what we do afterwards

Our fascination with watching workplace TV shows inspired playwright Jean Tong to write the MTC’s newest hit.

  • John Bailey
Executive assistant jobs have been cut in Australia and sent offshore by KPMG.

The end of the executive assistant? Corporate giant shifts roles to the Philippines

One of the country’s largest consultancies plans to offshore about 200 executive assistant positions to South-East Asia.

  • Millie Muroi
An official from the Department of Home Affairs was found to have engaged in corrupt conduct by getting her sister’s fiance a promotion and lying about how the pair knew each other.

Could a resume writing service actually help me find a job?

If the advice you received was reflective of what needs to be in a modern-day job application, goodness help us all.

  • Jonathan Rivett
Working from home elicits a variety of responses.

Right or privilege? The WFH wars are heating up

The growing number of battles between employer and employee reveal some insights on the overarching question on whether working from home is now a right or a privilege.

  • Tim Duggan