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Superannuation changes to leave Australians 'demonstrably worse off', industry says
Industry Super Australia chief executive David Whiteley said the freeze was not good news for Australians.

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Eric Abetz launches attack against public service union, the CPSU
Senator Eric Abetz has launched a scathing attack on the main union representing public servants by saying it has been deliberately misrepresenting the government's position on bargaining negotiations.

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Nationals in push to limit fly-in, fly-out workers in favour of locally-based workers
The West Australian Nationals will debate motions designed to reduce resource companies' reliance on fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workers at their annual conference this weekend.

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Jobs hope as mine tax gets axe
The resources sector believes there will be a surge in jobs and investment after the mining tax was finally killed by Federal Parliament

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Super delay would 'almost inevitably' mean higher wages: Treasurer Joe Hockey
Mr Hockey on Wednesday defended his deal with PUP, saying the delay would amount to higher wages because "either it comes into workers' pockets or goes into superannuation, it's one or the other".

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Heavily pregnant ANZ employee disciplined after refusing pelvic exam, court told
ANZ bank threatened the worker with disciplinary action because she would't undergo a pelvic examination by a company-appointed gynaecologist.

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What if your employee refuses to sign the social media policy?
The above question was answered in the case of Malcolm Pearson v Linfox Australia Pty Ltd [2014] FWC 446.

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Quick tips for Non Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreements
A critical question to ask when negotiating an NDA is what is defined as ‘confidential information’? There isn’t a ‘one size fits all’ answer.

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Opinion: What Organizations Need Now From Human Resources
The job of Human Resources today is to make people and organizations grow, yet it has only marginally evolved since its inception around the end of the nineteenth century

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