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Negotiating pay rates: tips for managers

By Mike Toten
on 22 May 2017

Negotiating pay rates and remuneration packages can be stressful for both parties. Here are some tips for employers. Read more

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Senior public servant redundant – no contract breach

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23/05/2017

Lorna Jane employee suing over alleged fat shaming had history of psychiatric issues, court told

A woman suing Lorna Jane over allegations of fat shaming had a lengthy history of psychiatric issues before she started working for the activewear company, a court has heard.

23/05/2017

Want a pay rise? TAFE could be the answer

Australia’s highest-paid graduates aren’t bankers, doctors or lawyers – they are TAFE students.

23/05/2017

The graduates about to ‘lose $19,000’ to the government

Female graduates earning $51,000 may have less disposable income than Australians earning $32,000 because of the Coalition’s latest budget, a new study warns.

22/05/2017

Latest jobs numbers for older female workers ‘very alarming’: experts

Experts have expressed dismay at a rise in the official measure of underemployment among Australian women aged 55 and over.

22/05/2017

How to spot a super thief

Most employees would be up in arms about money missing from their pay. But what if they don’t know about it?

22/05/2017

Why the super tax offset for low-income earners must stay

It’s hard to imagine anyone arguing that it’s fair for top income earners to enjoy tax breaks of 30 per cent on their super contributions, while the lowest income earners get nothing.

22/05/2017

Why women suffer from retirement shock and how to fix it

The gender pay gap in Australia is currently hovering around 19 per cent and the effect of women earning so much less than men has an impact that reaches way beyond their working lives.

22/05/2017

Industrial fight looms over ‘nuclear option’

Labor and unions say employers are increasingly threatening to rip up workplace agreements and return their workers to less generous Awards rates as a negotiating tactic.

22/05/2017

Fox News fires Bob Beckel for 'making an insensitive remark' to black employee

Fox News on Friday announced that it had fired "The Five" co-host Bob Beckel for a remark he made to an employee of color.

19/05/2017

WA pay freeze: Some public servants to escape $1,000 wage hike limit

Some of the state's highest paid workers will escape the WA government's $1,000 limit on pay rises until late 2019, with doctors set to enjoy increases almost six times that amount.

19/05/2017

Sydney bus strike brings chaos for parents, students and peak hour commuters

Sydney commuters and motorists face more peak hour chaos, as bus drivers continue their strike against the New South Wales Government's plans to privatise services in Sydney's inner-west.

18/05/2017

Victoria University students protest over fears sackings have jeopardised degrees

Postgraduate students at a Melbourne university may be unable to finish their degrees because lecturers have been sacked, creating a staff shortage, an education union says.

18/05/2017

Sydney bus strike causes city chaos as 1,200 drivers walk off job

Sydney workers have faced a chaotic commute as about 1,200 public bus drivers go on strike for 24 hours.

18/05/2017

Unemployment drops to 5.7pc with around 37,000 jobs created

Australia's unemployment rate dropped to 5.7 per cent in April due to the creation of more than 37,000 jobs, although they were all part-time.

18/05/2017

Fairfax boss Greg Hywood slammed over pay, hits out at the ABC

Fairfax boss Greg Hywood has been subjected to a public grilling over his salary, denying he was paid as much as $7 million last year while the company sacked journalists.

18/05/2017

Yes, your pay packet is shrinking, ABS reveals

Wages rose by an anaemic 0.5 per cent between January and March, marking the first time in three years that pay rises officially failed to keep pace with the cost of living.

17/05/2017

Wage growth remains stuck at record lows: ABS

Wage growth remained at record lows in the first quarter of this year, with workers receiving a pay rise of just 0.5 per cent. That keeps annual wage growth at just 1.9 per cent, the lowest on Bureau of Statistics figures that go back to the late 1990s, and probably the slowest rate of pay rises since the last recession.

17/05/2017

Firefighting recruits graduate this month, with one chiropractor swapping careers

At age 42, Kate Oliver has decided to ditch a 20-year career as a chiropractor to pursue a new challenge.

17/05/2017

Find out which industries pay the most

Miners, bankers and utility workers are pulling in the nation’s fattest pay cheques, new official data has revealed.

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