HR/IR Related News from the Jobs in HR weekly bulletin

How to motivate employees with just one word
What we need is a way to give employees the feeling of working as a team, even when they technically aren’t.

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Gen Y’s work ethic is ok
If you think managing Generation Y workers is tricky, just wait until the next generation walks through the door.

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The degrees of unemployment: universities’ jobless
Two-thirds of university graduates in some courses are failing to find a full-time job within four months of *completing their course. New job-finding data published last week reveals specific courses that lead to tough job prospects, according to a comprehensive student survey.
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Hundreds of childcare workers underpaid
Hundreds of Australia's lowest-paid workers have been ripped off by two childcare centre operators in Melbourne and Perth.

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Domestic violence victims should have paid leave, says ACTU
The Australian Council of Trade Unions president Ged Kearney is calling on the federal government to boost protections for domestic violence victims, arguing the abuse is not a private issue and must also be addressed in the workplace.

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Labor warns jobs will be sent to Asia if Medicare payments privatised
Labor says public service jobs in the Department of Human Services could be sent to Asia if a privatisation of key departmental functions goes ahead.

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Unpaid internships - rise in official complaints 'tip of the iceberg'
The number of people complaining to the workplace watchdog about having to work without pay has almost doubled in the past year. Researchers say that is just the tip of the iceberg...

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Legal Snapshots: Tax on employment cases
Two decisions highlight the need to consider the intricacies of tax law when it comes to payments made to employees or former employees. The first decision concerns capital payments for general damages and the second decision concerns the application of compulsory superannuation to contractors.

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Request for flexible working arrangements
When companies receive employee requests for flexible working arrangements, understanding if they can accommodate their employee's need for flexibility, whilst still maintaining their business and client interests can be a difficult balancing act.

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Get Ready: These Are The Workplace Relations Issues To Watch In 2014-15
The Abbott Government has put workplace relations front and centre of its first term reform agenda. Here’s our guide to the issues that will dominate the industrial relations landscape in 2014-15.

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Just in case you missed them, here's some earlier news items ..

Jobless paying to work
Desperate jobseekers are paying thousands of dollars to work for free, prompting calls for a code of conduct for unpaid work experience.

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Why Australian bonuses are broken
Most Australian employers, from big banks to other listed companies, are failing to get much “bang for their buck” when it comes to staff bonuses, new research has found.

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Diversity Council takes aim at corporate ‘bamboo ceiling’
People with Asian backgrounds are significantly under-represented at the higher reaches of corporate Australia, and the “bamboo ceiling” is hurting business in the Asian Century, according to a new report by Diversity Council Australia.

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Lack of market tests led to 457 visa surge
Limited labour market testing has led to a large increase in 457 visa applications not being *approved, while thousands of foreign workers would not have gained visas if the regime were more broadly applied.

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Eric Abetz set to be copied in on job searches — 10,000 times a day
Employment Minister Eric Abetz might have to change his email address if government’s plans to force unemployed welfare recipients to conduct 40 job searches a month go ahead.

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Interns - To pay or not to pay?
Recently, there have been an increasing number of people entering the workforce by way of unpaid work experience or internships. If you are employing any you should read this ...

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The servant of two masters: Competing employees and poorly drafted restraints
Employers can stop their employees from competing against them in their own time through carefully drafted contractual restraints.

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