This Month
Engineers and cyber talent earn big bucks as other tech workers suffer
Day rates for most IT contractors are failing to keep pace with inflation, but cybersecurity experts and software developers are doing just fine.
- Euan Black
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
The curious case of Goldman Sachs’ pay jump
Angst with Goldman CEO David Solomon appears to have stemmed from pay cuts at the bank last year. That’s now reversing, despite an uncertain outlook at the bank.
- James Thomson
- Exclusive
- Investment banking
Barrenjoey pays bankers’ bonuses in monthly instalments
The investment bank’s staff, who hold about 45 per cent equity in the business, previously received their cash bonuses in quarterly intervals.
- Aaron Weinman
September
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Why execs can now expect big bonuses no matter what
C-suite leaders in major banks and insurers may be able to receive up to half their long-term pay boosts without meeting strict performance criteria.
- Sally Patten
UNSW ‘knowingly’ kept poor pay records in face of underpayments
The workplace watchdog has launched court action against the university over payroll practices so inadequate it could not work out if casual academics were underpaid.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Opinion
- Jobs
Chalmers can’t wish his way to lower unemployment
Labor needs more than small-target ‘Hollowmen’ policies to keep the jobless rate sustainably low without pushing up inflation and help the Reserve Bank.
- John Kehoe
Law firms hit by softening demand, rising expenses and unhappy staff
Australian lawyers are working less and billing more, but are “uniquely dissatisfied” when compared with their global counterparts, according to a new report.
- Maxim Shanahan
August
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
ASX kills former CEO’s bonus share rights over CHESS disaster
The reverberations from the market operator’s failed attempt to replace its clearing and settlement system continue to play out.
- James Thomson
July
Oil and gas rig workers get 8.6pc pay rise
Workers at a key labour hire company in the offshore resources sector have secured a wage increase of almost 16 per cent over two years as bargaining heats up.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why CEO pay is at the lowest level in nine years
Boards are showing more restraint when it comes to chief executive salaries. But is that about to change?
- James Thomson
Why CEOs should be paid more
Australian Paul Sheard, former vice-chairman of S&P Global, argues that corporate leaders should be rewarded based on the value of the businesses they run.
- Paul Sheard
NSW health workers push harder for 6.5pc wage rise
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey was forced to confront his own pay rise since taking office as health workers met in Sydney for their annual conference.
- Samantha Hutchinson
June
Daniel Andrews backs his hefty pay rise
Victorian MPs will receive a 3.5 per cent increase from July 1, taking the premier’s remuneration to more than $481,000.
- Patrick Durkin
Why executives are getting more bonuses for hitting diversity targets
Such payments are becoming more common as companies increasingly recognise the value of greater inclusivity. But not everyone is happy about it.
- Euan Black
May
The workers set to land the biggest pay rises this year
Allied health professionals, engineers, accountants and people working in call centres are among those most likely to land hefty pay rises this year.
- Euan Black
How much is a weekend worth? The answer lies in lawyers’ pay
Working at a top law firm traditionally meant unsociable hours. But as some of London’s oldest outfits try to compete with elite US firms, that’s changing.
- Irina Anghel
NSW flags 4pc public sector pay rise to head off strike action
NSW Premier Chris Minns is facing his first industrial relations test just two months into power.
- Samantha Hutchinson
Inside the wages battle: Are we at peak pay rise?
Workers are rejecting pay rise offers of 6 per cent in the hope of getting more. But inflation and a key minimum wage decision could turn the situation on its head.
- David Marin-Guzman
How migration changes could affect your next in-flight meal
Hiranjan Aloysius, chief executive at dnata, Australia’s largest airline caterer, says the reduction in student visa working hours could affect operations.
- Gus McCubbing and David Marin-Guzman
Most Canadian government workers end strike with deal on wages
About 120,000 workers in Canada’s federal public service returned to work after the government agreed to pay increases of about 12 per cent over four years.
- Ari Altstedter and Erik Hertzberg
