Dedication and loyalty were once valuable job attributes, but recent research shows an employee's tenure is irrelevant in determining how devoted they will be in their job.
A survey of employees in 15 countries by recruitment consultancy Robert Walters has found that talkative colleagues are the most "time-consuming distraction at work" in Australia.
A new era for workplace relations is beginning with workers being asked to sign "love contracts" rather than AWAs. Employment lawyer Stephen Tedesco told the US website ABC News the love contracts
The top end of town is giving back to society's charities. Senior executives are seeking out unpaid positions on charity boards in a growing trend towards financially successful individuals...
Part-time employment has failed to deliver either at home or in the office, with large numbers of white-collar workers suffering career burnout and family stress. Those hit hardest are women...
Australia's teacher shortage is reaching dire levels as school-leavers and undergraduates look to move into what they perceive as more lucrative careers. According to Australian Council for...
Technology is changing the way we learn. That is a given as school students - the ubiquitous digital natives - come to class equipped with skills and expectations unparalleled in schools 20 years...
Gone are the days when people used to read the daily horoscopes section of a newspaper for the sole purpose of testing the accuracy of them. Instead, new research shows one in every five young...
Whether you call it temping, contracting or consulting, many employees swear by it. Imagine a job that allowed you to work when you wanted, for whom you wanted, and to renegotiate your salary...
"Boring" company websites are costing employers five-star candidates. A recent The Courier-Mail Careerone survey found that most people who read about a job vacancy will go straight to the...
Businesswoman Jane Shelton says she still gets the odd disparaging comment about her decision to work from home "Some people still see it as unprofessional, the poor cousin of someone working in...
Getting the right advice can be as simple as asking someone you respect for it. Business can be brutal. In the melee of external competitors, internal boardroom politics and ambitious co-working...
The idea of being headhunted for your next job is a luxury many people can only dream of. But with the current tight labour market, an increasing number of Australians are being offered a bundle...
Sydney commuters love to complain about their transport system. And it's little wonder - we have plenty of time to ponder its problems. The average journey time for Sydney residents is nearly 33...
Australians are dissatisfied with their jobs and are working longer hours with little or no compensation, according to new research. A survey jointly conducted by CareerOne.com.au and Coredata...
For Natalie Harding, being made redundant after the collapse of Ansett was a blessing in disguise. The collapse forced her out of a job she no longer enjoyed and into nursing. "Getting up in the...
Hollywood actor Robin Williams, cricket commentator Richie Benaud and American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan know all about the importance and power of the human voice. The trio have not only become
The perception that Generation Y are fussy job-hoppers who will not be amenable to staying with one employer for life, as was common in previous generations, is widespread. Managing this...
Companies love team building, but what was good years ago is out of favour today. You're standing next to a river, wet, bedraggled and embarrassed in front of your work colleagues. You've just...
Patients are asking time-pressured GPs to write twice as many medical certificates as a decade ago to meet employers' demands, a survey has found. The demand for sick notes is so great that...
Learning is the new black in training fashion. Everyone will be wearing that particular cap this year. School students across Queensland are being encouraged to take on a traineeship to solve dire
Gone are the days when bosses had the upper hand in the workplace and could afford the luxury of spending a week mulling over the qualifications of potential candidates. As the skills shortage and
For more than one in four workers, the New Year brings with it a big, and scary, resolution: to look for a new job. Half of all workers are looking for greater job satisfaction, and more than 65...
Is it people getting into the Christmas spirit or just into the spirits at the end-of-year office party that sees some employees arrive at work the next morning with sore heads and bruised egos?...