When Jasmine* was suddenly struck down with a severe health issue that could’ve taken her life, the young woman’s first thoughts weren’t about family or friends. It was all about work and how quickly she could get back to the office, even though she was in the intensive care wardContinue Reading
Australia’s major supermarkets have been accused of treating customer like thieves by rapidly expanding hi-tech surveillance inside stores, new analysis claims. As Woolworths and Coles face unprecedented scrutiny and grapple with mounting anger from shoppers, their growing security measures have been thrust under the spotlight again. And a new surveyContinue Reading
Away from widespread customer anger over rising grocery prices and billion-dollar profits in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, Woolworths boss Brad Banducci was highly regarded. In business and investment circles, the South African-born retail giant was seen as something of a God figure, credited with turning around the supermarketContinue Reading
Supermarket giant Coles has signed a major deal with an American data intelligence firm that provides high-level analytical technology to the CIA and the Pentagon. Experts warn the arrangement with Palantir could lead to job losses and vast cost-cutting, as the company seeks to save $1 billion in operating expensesContinue Reading
The cost-of-living chaos gripping many Australian households is worsening, with even those on six-figure salaries feeling high levels of financial stress, new research shows. The latest Bill Stress Index compiled by Compare Club found 30 per cent of all households are spending between 50 per cent and 70 per centContinue Reading
WeWork, the struggling rent-a-desk company, has admitted it likely won’t survive the year amid a sensational 97 per cent crash in its share price. The New York-based workplace-sharing company was once heralded as an innovator that had revolutionised work-from-home, but it has experienced a stunning fall from grace. The companyContinue Reading
Hardworking Aussies fear a decision to lift the pension age to 67 means they will be forced to work even longer in labouring jobs. From July 1 this year, the pension eligibility age for all Australians to 67 years of age, the final leap after a series of incremental increasesContinue Reading
The debate over which generation has the strongest work ethic is finally over with new data revealing Millennials and Generation Z are lazier when it comes to their jobs than their Gen X and Boomer counterparts. Blended working habits and a lower than usual unemployment rate has contributed to youngerContinue Reading
Retiring ahead of the pension age may seem like wishful thinking, but a long-term investor has delivered a glimmer of hope for those prepared to get finance-savvy. In light of new modelling suggesting the country’s pension age should increase to 70 years by 2050, Millennials have grown increasingly concerned aboutContinue Reading
Elusive Chinese billionaire Jack Ma — who has rarely been seen in public in the past three years — on Monday took up a visiting professor position at a Japanese university, another new academic role for the founder of tech giant Alibaba. Tokyo College, part of the prestigious University ofContinue Reading