Conrad Liveris
Equal Pay Day: Australian women are working for free and men can help
From September 4, or Equal Pay Day, Australian women are effectively working for free till the end of the year. That’s because the...
Why executive pay must be pulled back into line
Over the next few months pressure will build on top executives to take a pay cut, and rightly so. Big business starts its...
The BBC doesn’t pay women equally. Australia’s no better
It’s shocking that we’ve known about the gender pay gap for decades yet seemingly done so little about it. In 2017 the average...
Blue-collar blokes suffer the most from the trend to part-time jobs
The massive shift away from full-time work is striking at the very heart of what it means to be a man. We all...
Get on with gender equality – because everybody wins
Australia desperately needs to give up the notion that gender equality benefits women at the expense of men, as it’s holding us back from...
Working until 70 is nearly impossible. Here’s why
Most of us roll our eyes and sigh when we read that the retirement age is set to increase to 70. We already feel...
The fading reality of full-time jobs, especially for young workers
My dad is semi-retired and he loves his job. He’s in his early 60s and often takes long lunches and half days,...
How to keep the bankers honest: join the revolt
It’s a Monday morning and I’m in my bank branch sorting through documents when someone loudly demands to see the manager. The...
The ‘chemsex’ scandal is proof workplace culture needs a serious shakeup
This week Westpac has shown the worst of business culture. On Thursday we learned that one of its senior economists, James Shugg, 53, had...
Three ways to fix the childcare nightmare
We continue to throw money at parents for childcare year after year, despite the fact it only drives up prices. There’s a...