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Survivor’s accountVideoPremiumBrave worker reveals horrific domestic abuse story

Lorraine’s story has opened the conversation about what workplaces and businesses can do to help prevent violence against women.

Adrian Lowe

Step upCommentsPremiumTime for bosses to boost Indigenous vaccination: Kirkup

WA employers with large Indigenous workforces must step up to help boost the low rates of vaccination for COVID-19, former state opposition leader Zak Kirkup says.

Adrian Lowe

Major barriersCommentsPremiumOne-third of people with disability in work earn under $20k

About one in four Australians with disability are unhappy with the amount of work they get and do not earn enough, new polling has revealed.

Adrian Lowe

Jab mandateCommentsPremiumWA’s 39,000 vax hold-outs set to lose jobs

Almost 5 per cent of WA’s workforce are yet to decide if they will be vaccinated against COVID-19, despite new jab mandates kicking in this month.

Adrian Lowe

WA realityCommentsPremiumWhat happened to the so-called ‘great resignation’?

Post-pandemic, workers were supposedly set to quit en masse in search of greener pastures. It’s failed to eventuate in WA, with indicators suggesting people are staying put.

Adrian Lowe

No excuseCommentsPremiumCompanies must make effort to hire people with disabilities

Recruiters and managers must “chuck out the window” the idea that they hire on merit and truly commit to appointing on competency, the disability royal commission has been told.

Adrian Lowe

Wage fightPremiumCouriers threaten Black Friday strike

FedEx couriers are threatening to strike on Black Friday, as their union writes to major retailers including Amazon and Apple about the dispute.

Emily Woods

Transparency pushCommentsPremiumBosses ‘should report on their own gender pay gap’

Companies and government agencies would have to disclose the discrepancies between employees’ pay and explain how they are fixing it, according to one proposal to a government review.

Adrian Lowe

Royal CommissionCommentsPremiumWoolies has no target for disability employment

Supermarket giant commissioned an audit nearly five years ago to improve employment opportunities for people with a disability, but still is yet to fully implement all of them.

Adrian Lowe

Workplace MattersCountry Road workers strike new pay deal

A new pay deal has been agreed to by workers at Country Road's warehouse in Melbourne's west, signalling the end of protest action.

AAP

Workplace MattersFedEx couriers begin rolling stoppages

The Transport Workers Union says FedEx workers have begun rolling stoppages which will expand across the country this week.

Jack Gramenz

‘Sense of pride’PremiumThe WA program helping Indigenous women get a job

A groundbreaking new program within the WA corrections system is aiming to set Indigenous women up with jobs to improve their lives upon release.

Adrian Lowe

City ‘donut’CommentsPremiumPerth’s suburban work boom continues as visitors shun CBD

Businesses in Perth’s middle and outer suburbs are feeling the benefit of city workers staying at home as the upheaval in working patterns post-COVID lingers.

Adrian Lowe

Ethics testPremiumThe jobs Australians think are the most ethical

Australians have rated a raft of professions on standards of behaviour, and have also weighed in on how much they think a CEO should be paid.

Adrian Lowe

Workplace discriminationPremiumOne-third of LGBTQI+ not comfortable being ‘out’ at work

Gay and trans West Australians still face discrimination and abuse at work, a new WA survey has found.

Kate Emery

‘Give them a chance’CommentsPremiumJob paths for kids from wrong side of the tracks

Having not learnt vital life skills at home, youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds can find it difficult to get a job, but one Perth charity is helping to change this situation.

Sean Van Der Wielen

Reporting requirementPremiumAussie listed companies claim almost $4b in JobKeeper

Less than 6 per cent of the billions given to companies to keep staff through the worst of the pandemic has been repaid, but that’s only half the story.

Adrian Lowe

Legal actionPremiumFreo ferry master ‘stood down after raising safety fears’

A Fremantle to Rottnest ferry master has taken his employer to court, alleging hurt, humiliation and distress from not being rostered for work after flagging safety concerns about a vessel.

Adrian Lowe

Jobs crunchCommentsPremiumWA company offers FIFOs four-day week in bid for staff

A WA mining engineering company is telling prospective staff 'every weekend can be a long weekend'.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Clothes on firePremiumSheet metal firm cops heavy fine over workplace burns

The young employee sustained burns to 30 per cent of his body after he did not receive proper safety training or protective equipment.

Adrian Lowe

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Pay upCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Unions demand public sector pay boost

Union bosses have told the State Government they want the public sector workforce to receive a four per cent pay rise for each of the next two years.

Peter Law

Clear signalCommentsPremium‘If we lose that battle, then it’s game over’

WA businesses fear losing international investment and trade without clear net zero targets, and are willing to pay more for energy to offset emissions.

Adrian Lowe

What workers wantCommentsPremiumThe $10k ‘bounty’ to find staff

Bosses who ignore the current climate and don’t pull out all the stops to attract and retain talent risk behind left behind as the battle to attract staff, experts say.

Adrian Lowe

‘Cultural load’CommentsPremiumThe battle Indigenous women face at work

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women overwhelmingly feel they are unlikely to be supported by managers when they experience racism at work, according to an Australian-first study.

Adrian Lowe