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Australian workers employed by big corporate names and universities will get half a billion dollars in back pay.

Ground workers have been been locked in pay talks for months, while pilots and cabin crew are now also in negotiations for better conditions.

The healthcare insurer will rollout the experimental trial at the end of month, which is aimed at transforming traditional ways of work while improving productivity.

Multiple complaints by employees went unheeded in the years leading up to the 45-year-old's death.

The opportunity to network and enjoy social activities are driving a trend away from working from home.

The number of unemployed Australians dropped by 20,000 in a single month - but in three weeks' time we could be feeling the impact.

Citibank has won an employment tribunal case brought by an analyst it sacked for claiming expenses for meals he shared with his partner, and then lying about it.

More than 90 per cent of companies who trialled the 32-hour work week have implemented it permanently.

There are warnings strikes at two liquified natural gas (LNG) plants in Western Australia this week are set to impact the state's energy supply.

More than one million Aussies are exposed to dangerous noise levels at work - none more so than these.

Job vacancies may have fallen across a range of sectors in Australia in recent months but some sectors are bucking the trend.

The consequences for businesses are 'so severe' that employers now need to take radical steps, including 'exiting individuals who are just not getting it'.

The millionaire has apologised after he declared unemployment must increase by up to 50 per cent to jolt tradies back to "productivity".

The carrier issued a rare apology after the High Court ruled against the airline.

Ethics are more important to us than ever, according to new research, but fewer of us think those standards are met.

The new agreement, which will affect 95,000 teachers across the state, will come into effect on October 9.

The star TV chat show host has faced accusations from at least 16 current and former staff, reports said.

Southern Cross Care (Tasmania) will back-pay 1708 staff a total of $6.87 million after reporting its own breaches to the Fair Work Ombudsman.

A growing number of Australians are using artificial intelligence to secure a job.

The reforms aim to set minimum standards for hundreds of thousands of workers in the digital economy.

At least twice a week, half of Gen Z want praise from bosses for their efforts at work.

If workers down tools at three West Australian plants, 10 per cent of global LNG supplies would be impacted.

As AI and automation continues to develop at speed, more and more research is looking at which industries really need humans - and which may not.

The government is urging people to consider TAFE and vocational training to fill a growing skills gap.

Discount retailer Best & Less has repaid more than $5.2 million in underpayments to hundreds of its store managers.

The South Morang man has died in hospital after suffering life-threatening injuries at a Blackburn construction site about 11.10am yesterday, according to police.

The workspace-sharing company says its ability to stay in operation is contingent upon its ability to improve its liquidity and profitability

A Sydney insurance worker's claim she was unfairly sacked after the activity on her laptop was tracked as she worked from home has been dismissed.

The company that powered the remote work revolution during the pandemic, is telling its employees to come back to the office.

A former BHP worker has been jailed for more than five years after raping a colleague at a mining camp after a night of heavy drinking.

Despite COVID-19 hospitalisations recently trending up in the US, Michael Bloomberg has declared "the pandemic is over".

Singer Lizzo has spoken for the first time since it was revealed three former dancers were suing the Grammy-winning artist.

Aaron Schokman went to bed in shared employee accommodation but woke up "in complete distress" with his colleague standing over him.

The fast food chain said more than 7500 jobs were available across the country.

Research shows the average tradie will down tools for 11 days annually, with electricians and builders the most heavily affected workers.

Two thirds of readers surveyed think it is time for employees to return to the office or in person work, according to an exclusive poll taken.

A worker on Brisbane's Cross River Rail project remains in a critical condition in hospital after falling up to 10 metres from scaffolding yesterday.

A worker on Brisbane's Cross River Rail project has been taken to hospital after falling up to 10 metres from scaffolding.

Currently, people working permanent, regular hours can still be classed as casual, leaving them without job security.

The newly-opened Surat Diamond Bourse in India is billed as a "one-stop destination" for over 65,000 diamond professionals across nine structures of 15-stories across more than 14 hectares.

Uniforms date back thousands of years when they were used to identify military members, and were also worn in early schools. Now they're worn to identify, protect and signify the authority of workers from cabin crew to nurses. Here are some of Australia's uniforms through the decades.

Mining giant BHP wants the country's highest court to overturn requirements for staff to be asked if they want to work on public holidays before they are rostered on.

The Commonwealth Bank is facing an 11th hour challenge to its return to office order after almost 50,000 employees were asked to spend at least 50 per cent of their working time in person at the office.

'Their profit is higher than ever and we've had workers from home for three years.'

From-home workers should have their salaries cut compared to those who attend a workplace, says a former Victorian premier. But unions don't agree.

Thousands of employees will be able to work from home as much as they like thanks to a 'groundbreaking' new agreement.

"I don't think think just jumping straight into that offers any flexibility."

Harry McWilliam, 20, loved theatre, football, family and friends.

Emergency services went to the work it next to the hospital on Jacaranda Drive in New Lambton Heights after reports the man was trapped.

A Melbourne mother-of-two has told how a tiny cut on her forearm almost killed her after it suddenly got infected and a flesh-eating disease took hold.