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They're the voice: how workers can be heard when unions are on the wane

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageRegardless of the channels through which it is done, most employees want to have a say in how their workplaces are run.Shutterstock

Employee “voice” is often heralded as a core characteristic of high-performing, innovative workplaces and as an antecedent to employee engagement.

As Australian workplaces face ever present challenges to...

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Vital Signs: Governor Glenn Stevens drops the ball

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data impacting global economies.

This week: RBA Governor Glenn Stevens isn’t buying the secular stagnation theory, lending weight to the...

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