Astrid Wilson

Astrid Wilson worked as a journalist for Human Capital Magazine, Human Resources New Zealand, Wealth Professional Australia and Corporate Risk and Insurance.

Business shamed for deducting wages

A Melbourne-based business has been named and shamed over the practice of deducting wages from employees who took toilet breaks outside of their designated break time.

World’s Greatest Shave at work

The well-known annual fundraising event for the Leukaemia foundation is on once again – this year even an HC journo has dared to go bare.

Rudd says Telstra must help sacked workers

Is there a corporate responsibility to help redundant workers find a new job? According to former PM Kevin Rudd, Telstra has a big job on their hands.

Contractor loses injunction to stop ex-employee working for rival

Restraint of trade clauses continue to be a difficult contractual clause to get right, and it pays for HR professionals to apply due diligence in negotiating the fine print.

Major shakeup of exec pay rules, have your say

Under new rules proposed by the federal government, listed companies will be slapped with tougher executive remuneration disclosure rules.