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Latest ABS figures on the job market
Jul 02, 2008 - 6:07 PM - by Newshound
There seems to have been conflicting reports about the Australian job market in recent months, with successive reports from job board operator Seek that the market is softening and that we should be finding it easier to attract the people we need. On the other hand, the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics say that vacancies... [Read More]
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Work Re-Tune - advice for flexible work arrangements
Jun 23, 2008 - 9:53 AM - by Newshound
A free flexible working advice website called Work Re-Tune has been launched by UK charity Working Families. The site offers advice to senior employees wanting to work more flexibly and also offers advice to the managers of those staff.

As the site... [Read More]
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Nestlé cites keeping candidates 'warm' as key to recruitment success
Jun 23, 2008 - 9:09 AM - by Newshound
Nestle reports outstanding results from a new recruitment strategy. Well at least it's new for Nestle, some companies have been maintaining a talent 'pipeline' for years, or they have recruiters do it for them. Read the brief Personnel Today ... [Read More]
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Casual approach to work
Jun 18, 2008 - 10:34 AM - by Newshound
Australia has the second highest rate of part-time work in the developed world and those workers are among the best paid, but many would prefer to work more.

Read more of this Fairfax article here
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Darrell Lea backs down on IR laws
Jun 14, 2008 - 6:33 PM - by Newshound
In the Federal Magistrates Court yesterday, Darrell Lea was fined a total of $120,000 for 12 offences after pleading guilty to charges of duress brought by the Workplace Ombudsman.

Read the full Age article here
0 Replies | 84 Views
Shape up services or lose jobs
Jun 09, 2008 - 7:58 PM - by Newshound
As reported in a recent Fairfax article, a study predicts 850,000 Australian service jobs are at risk of being lost overseas over the next two decades, and that's a conservative estimate!

Read the full... [Read More]
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Employer of 85,000 female staff offers paid maternity
Jun 06, 2008 - 2:21 PM - by Newshound
The decision by Woolworths, which has 85,000 female staff nationally, was described as "very significant" by the retail union and welcomed by others who saw it as a step towards a universal government-mandated scheme.

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Women in the workforce - changing trends
Jun 02, 2008 - 3:16 PM - by Newshound
Ernst & Young's Business Advisory Services head Bill Farrell warns employers to radically re-think their management approach and focus more on life stages than biological ages if they want to retain their talent pool.

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