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CU L8R! Bosses allowed to fire by txt

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:13:14 GMT

IT'S OK for bosses to sack you by text message. Well, at least sometimes, according to the workplace watchdog.

'Sorry boss, I'll be hungover for 4 years'

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:00:00 GMT

THOUGHT a hangover only lasted for a morning? Think again. The average adult spends four entire years of their life hung over.

Skirts 'key to success for women'

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:00:00 GMT

THE trouser suit may be the uniform of choice for the power-dressing career woman. But she'd be better off in a skirt, research shows.

Aussies: Overworked and underwalked

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:35:34 GMT

MORE than half of all Aussies don't get enough exercise and women are the worst culprits, government figures show.

Compo for coffee? A real pain in the tech

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:17:22 GMT

WORKERS who trip at home while checking email on a smartphone or scald themselves with a coffee while working on a laptop at a cafe could be entitled to workers' compensation.

It's still jobs for boys in the Aussie office

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:25:50 GMT

MEN are muscling female workers out of the office - even in industries traditionally dominated by women.

Working from home mark of 'modern' workplace

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 05:47:57 GMT

FLEXIBILITY is “just part of the modern workplace” and organisations should not view employee requests to work from home as “too hard”, according to a workplace law firm.

Talented women urged to bring baby to work

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:27:59 GMT

CHILDCARE and breastfeeding breaks offered after firm finds most new mums don't return.

Lucky for some: CEO pay doubles in decade

Sun, 04 Sep 2011 14:00:00 GMT

HEADS of the top 100 firms in Australia earn about $2.79 million. That's 42 times more than the average Australian.

Centrelink workers timed on the toilet

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:30:23 GMT

CENTRELINK workers who stay in the loo for more than five minutes are reprimanded and told to explain themselves.