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Giri Sivaraman

Giri Sivaraman

Giridharan Sivaraman is Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner.

High-profile ABC journalist and board member Laura Tingle has blown open a debate about the public broadcaster’s approach to the Voice referendum, arguing an obsession with balance has degraded coverage of the debate.

Why ABC chiefs should back Laura Tingle for calling out racism

As is often the case in Australia, the person who calls out racism faces far more scrutiny than the racism itself.

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There is still no recourse in Australia if an employer refuses an employee’s request for flexible work.

Workplace laws are holding employees back on flexible work

Employers and employees are recognising we work differently in 2022, and we need the law to urgently catch up.

  • Giri Sivaraman
There needs to be more whistle-blower protection as well as more structure around how we conduct investigations.

Poor workplace investigations can leave path of destruction

Organisations need to take a close look at how they conduct internal workplace investigations and ensure they're fair and not arduous, drawn-out affairs.

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The reality is we're seeing a rise in more precarious employment relationships.

Being sacked can cost much more than the lost wage

Being sacked is on par with death, divorce and moving house as the most traumatic events of a person's life.

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As Facebook and Google soak up an ever larger share of digital ad dollars, Twitter's recent efforts to keep up are "all sad, and too late", one influential investor says.

Who owns your followers, you or your employer?

The lines between the public and the private are being increasingly blurred.

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There are questions you should ask before signing on the dotted line at a new job.

Questions you should ask at any job interview

People put more effort into researching a new TV than a new employer and then they regret it.

  • Giri Sivaraman