One million Australians are tied to underperforming super funds, the prudential regulator says, after landmark changes to industry oversight came into effect.
The average Australian woman's weekly full-time pay is 14.2% or $261.50 below that of the average man, new analysis warns, amid fears the COVID-19 pandemic may put working women even further behind their male counterparts.
Virgin Australia plans to make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for all frontline staff by November, joining the ranks of local carriers hoping to cut the coronavirus risks faced by both employees and passengers.
Over $100,000 in prizes and rewards are now on offer to Australians vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a new website aggregating incentives from companies attempting to boost the national jab rate.
Supermarket giant ALDI Australia says its Sydney workforce will be challenged by new authorised worker permit rules. From Saturday, workers in Sydney’s 12 COVID-19 hotspot regions must carry an authorised workers permit if they cannot work from home. The registration system only came online Thursday, leading the chain to shuffle […]
Australian climate activists have celebrated two legal milestones in a 24-hour period, after a court found the NSW Environment Protection Agency has a duty to address greenhouse gas emissions, and the launch of what advocates call a world-first lawsuit against energy company Santos.
A new Minerals Council of Australia careers guide states mining is integral to the green energy transition, without addressing the massive greenhouse gas emissions from Australian coal burnt worldwide.
NSW residents will be permitted to meet outdoors in groups of five from next month, subject to tight restrictions.
Food delivery platform Menulog has outlined its vision for a new industry award, combining employee entitlements like a minimum wage with the flexibility for workers to accept extra gigs.
Australia's supermarket giants say they are capable of handling the challenges posed by the Delta variant of COVID-19, as a mounting number of exposure sites forces staff into self-isolation across the board.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has launched a new public appeal for the states to uphold a four-step plan out of COVID-19 lockdowns.
BlackRock has funneled more than $100 million into Australian electric vehicle charging firm Jolt, boosting the company's goal of providing 5,000 charging sites nationwide by 2030.
Qantas says it will award a year's worth of free airline travel to ten vaccinated travellers.
A leading human resources expert has urged employers to prepare for workers turning down the COVID-19 vaccine, as company mandate and incentive schemes ramp up across the country.
The NSW government has launched a massive escalation of the state's coronavirus restrictions.
The federal government will open access to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to everyone aged between 16 and 39 at the end of the month, making a further 8.6 million Australians eligible for the jab.
July's headline unemployment rate of just 4.6% masks the true impact of lockdowns in Victoria and New South Wales, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) says, with even greater labour market turmoil flagged for August.
Australia will experience a staggered and turbulent recovery from the latest round of lockdown measures, the nation's biggest retail lender suggests.
Drawing from 50 respondents with funds under management totaling $3.1 trillion, new data shows more than 40% of surveyed investors are targeting net zero emissions by 2050 across their entire portfolio.
Qantas has pledged to make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory across its workforce, becoming the largest Australian company to make the jab a condition of employment.
