Workers

It's a sign WA's nickel industry is hanging by a thread in the face of crashing prices, an expert warns.

The number of workers mandated to attend the office five days a week has doubled in the last 12 months, a new survey of 1000 Australian employees has found.

Apprentices across Australia could be eligible for up to $10,000 in support payments as the federal government tries to address crucial shortages in the nation's skilled workforce.

The 3.75 per cent increase will see the national minimum wage slip over $900 a week.

World Vision has back-paid more than $6 million to staff after the charity self-reported underpayments to the Fair Work Ombudsman in 2019.

A new survey has revealed Australia's youngest workers have some mixed feelings about AI.

One of Australia's biggest companies is closing an iron ore hub in Western Australia, citing costs and mine lifetime.

The Victorian opposition has raised concerns the deal will drive up the price of infrastructure even further.

'While unemployment is rising, the labour market is still very tight.'

The average employee does nine hours of overtime a week. Over a year, that adds up to a huge sum in unpaid work.

Workers will soon be able to refuse contact from their workplace outside their designated hours when a new law comes into effect in the coming weeks.

After years of high inflation and interest rates, it's little surprise that the cost of living was the top reason causing people to seek new work.

Transport for NSW is urging people to find alternative transport and allow for extra travel time through today.

New research has determined just how much the national workforce is being drained by workplace-related injury and illness.

New research has shown the premium employers already place on AI learning, with multiple industries offering higher wages for jobs which involve related skills.

The Tesla CEO spoke to a tech conference about a future where jobs would be considered "optional".

The average age for when workers intend to retire has remained between the ages of 65 and 66.

The employers who rated highest had financial stability, career progression, attractive salaries and convenient workplace locations.

The higher-than-expected jump brings it back to January levels and reduces the chance of a further interest rate hike.

It wasn't high earners bearing the brunt of the burden, with low and middle incomes having to cough up more.

Almost half of all Aussie workers can't stay away from their work emails while they're on holiday.

A construction worker struck down by cancer and COVID-19 is mounting a legal campaign after his insurance company refused to honour his lost wages. 

The man was trapped between a trolley car and a conveyor at a Sydney worksite in 2020.

Australia's unemployment rate has risen slightly to 3.8 per cent, up from last month's surprisingly low figure of 3.7 per cent.

Unions and employers alike have hinted they support the proposal before the government.

Employment marketplace Seek has sifted through the data to find the workers most in demand.

The new data shows the pressure lies heaviest on two groups of Aussies in particular.

The Albanese government is pushing for a wage rise to help the country's lowest paid workers battle cost-of-living pressures.

Thousands of aged care workers will benefit from wage increases of up to almost 30 per cent following a decision from the Fair Work Commission.

The operators of a Victorian gold mine that collapsed, killing one man and leaving another fighting for life, have denied claims from the union they stripped back safety officers, as they undertake their own investigation into the tragic incident.

You don't need a degree to get a well-paying job, as new research shows.

One of the big four banks says the number of job listings fell last month, which could in turn lead to a rise in unemployment.

New data from jobs advertiser Seek has revealed the industries in Australia that have had the largest pay increases in the past 12 months.

Union delegate slammed the workplace act as 'bullying and hazing' and called it 'embarrassing' for Bunnings.

Data published today shows the difference between what men and women are paid at 5000 companies.

One year after the conclusion of the world's biggest trial of a four-day work week, a large majority of companies that took part were still allowing their employees to work a shorter week.

The wage price index (WPI) rose by 4.2 per cent in the 12 months to December, marginally ahead of the consumer price index at 4.1 per cent.

The legislation, backed by the government and the Greens, is set to go before the Senate today.

Regional travellers and FIFO workers in Western Australia are set to be impacted today.

Snap joins a number of the biggest tech companies in the world who have announced major layoffs.

Retailers are warning back-to-school shopping supplies are running low as a major industrial dispute drags on.

South Australia's workplace regulator is looking into claims spicy seasoning from a popular chip is leaving workers at an Adelaide factory with breathing difficulties and skin irritation.

Almost one-quarter of all robberies in Australia take place in the retail industry, with more than 50 per cent of them involving a weapon.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has revealed the industries with the highest median weekly earnings.

The state watchdog has put "dodgy" operators on notice after one company was fined $600,000.

It's a stunning result for families whose loved ones were trapped for a gruelling 17 days and fed through narrow steel pipes.

Customer aggression aimed at retail workers has surged this year and is expected to intensify this Christmas with cost of living stress, a new survey reveals.

Workers who speak a language other than English are in demand across multiple industries around the country.

For every dollar a man earns in Australia, a woman earns just 78 cents - but advocates say there is still reason to celebrate.

Federal and state governments will consider banning engineered stone linked to a deadly lung disease in just over three weeks.