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Alan Joyce, John Mullen and Vanessa Hudson.

Bonus, anyone? Someone’s going to pay for Qantas’ embarrassing $90m fine

After Justice Lee’s scornful words, some large shareholders appear to be limbering up to protest about executive bonuses.

  • Elizabeth Knight

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The United Nations have raised concerns of risk of slavery on Australian farms in a new report.

No health cover, no home, no money: The women forced to choose between their visa or their baby

A United Nations expert has criticised Australia’s patchwork laws protecting people from slavery, warning of “severe patterns of exploitation”.

  • Tania Ewing and Amber Schultz
Employees covered under EBAs are lucky enough to get a guaranteed annual wage increase. Just don’t call it a ‘pay rise’.

Another great Australian dream goes by the wayside

We’re still a long, long way from enjoying the 15-hour working week predicted in the 1930s.

  • Victoria Devine
The ABC

Lawyer who acted for Lattouf slams ABC’s new rules

The ABC’s new “public comment guidelines” do not provide clear instructions to staff, says Maurice Blackburn’s principal lawyer.

  • Calum Jaspan
Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn.

Bring back the humans: CBA’s embarrassing AI jobs bungle a salutary lesson 

It is clearly a bad look for the bank that talked up embracing the new technology to so publicly mishandle this particular aspect of its implementation.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Former Qantas employee, Damien Pollard.

The TWU’s millions: How much will sacked Qantas workers get?

The $90 million penalty judgment against Qantas for illegally firing 1800 workers has raised questions about how much the sacked employees will get.

  • Chris Zappone
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The ABC introduced new public comment guidelines for staff on Wednesday.

‘High risk’: ABC rolls out new social media rules after Lattouf saga

The public broadcaster has scrapped its social media rules and replaced them with new guidelines.

  • Calum Jaspan
Working from home.

Two-thirds of voters want the right to work from home protected

Australians polled for Resolve Political Monitor also like proposals for a four-day work week too.

  • Paul Sakkal
University College, the University of Melbourne.

Manager at prestigious college alleges she was frozen out for working from home

Working relationships allegedly broke down after the manager lodged a working-from-home request. She is now taking her employer to the Federal Court.

  • Noel Towell
Justice Michael Hill delivered the judgment against Qantas.

‘Wrong kind of sorry’: How Justice Michael Lee put Qantas to the (rhetorical) sword

At moments, Lee’s words appear to be written with a feathered quill. At others, a sword or a poisoned dart.

  • Chris Zappone