Archived News for Human Resource Professionals - May, 2018
Five groups join redress scheme
The Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Salvation Army, Scouts Australia and the YMCA have all signed on to the national redress scheme for child abuse survivors.
FWC orders wage rise
The Fair Work Commission has increased the national minimum wage by 3.5 per cent to $719.20 a week.
Greens attack chaplain scheme
The Greens say there is evidence that school chaplains are pushing religion on students.
Cash to fight Court's call
The Federal Court has ordered Jobs Minister Michaelia Cash to give evidence in a legal case ...
Hunt sorry for swearing at mayor
Health Minister Greg Hunt has apologised for verbally assaulting Katherine Mayor Fay Miller.
Report calls for APS openness
Federal agencies may be forced to report the pay of senior bosses and disclose spending on contractors ...
SA ICAC wants more backing
South Australia's Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Bruce Lander is pushing for more funding.
PC calls for super change
Australia's superannuation system has been described as “an unlucky lottery”.
Adani bankrolls Isaac assessors
Adani is planning to pay local government workers assessing aspects of its coal mine plans.
BHP makes deal with QLD
BHP has reached an “in principle” agreement with Queensland over a $288 million coal royalty dispute.
EU spam rules enforced
As almost anyone with an inox will know by now – new European privacy regulations have come into effect.
NAB responds to national fail
NAB says it will compensate customers for a nationwide network breakdown.
Note-printers not happy
The people in charge of printing banknotes have gone on strike because they do not get enough of them.
Scammers took $4.7m in 2017
The competition watchdog says scammers swindled nearly $4.7 million from Australian businesses in 2017.
Auditors told to open up
The internal auditing profession has been urged to lift its game and weed out unethical or unlawful practices.
Bank language under legal lens
Court proceedings against Westpac have focused on the meaning of the term “f*ck it”.
Maths/science link studied
Universities are studying how important high school mathematics study is for success in tertiary-level science courses.
Corruption plan rejected
The Federal Government has knocked back Labor's proposal for a federal corruption watchdog.
World Bank reports carbon return
The World Bank says global carbon markets are back from the brink of collapse.
Migrants mooted for regional boost
Expanding Australia’s permanent migration program could bring a big boost for regional communities.