Archived News for Human Resource Professionals - October, 2018
Cisco has contradicted Peter Dutton’s claims that the government’s decryption bill will not result in “back doors” in their products.
ASIC to review school banking
ASIC is reviewing school banking, following criticism of Commonwealth Bank's Dollarmites program.
Government enters casual stoush
Unions have slammed the Federal Government's decision to join a casual workers court case.
More drops in job stats
Australia's unemployment rate is down to 5 per cent - its lowest level since April 2012.
NAB boss concedes bad behaviour
Andrew Thorburn has admitted the banking royal commission exposed issues “confronting and upsetting” at the bank.
Crisis looms in Tasmanian prisons
Tasmania's Custodial Inspector has warned the state's prison system is underfunded and approaching crisis.
IBAC failures exposed
An inquiry has found “systemic failures” in Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC).
Progress on major native title claim
Australia's largest native title settlement has been officially accepted for registration in WA.
"Inadequate" response to teacher attacks
A safety inquiry has exposed serious flaws in how the ACT Education Directorate handled incidents of violence against teachers.
Fourteen QR staff fail tests
Fourteen Queensland Rail (QR) staff have been sacked after failing drug and alcohol tests at work.
Headspace to see $52m boost
The Federal Government says it will increase funding to Headspace by about 50 per cent next financial year.
Apple issues decryption warning
Apple says the Federal Government’s new decryption bill could create security weaknesses and force it to spy on users.
AWS locations leaked
Wikileaks has published the locations of Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centres.
India upholds high-tech database
India's highest court has upheld the legality of a controversial biometric identity database.
MPs seek TPP changes
Crossbenchers are seeking to amend the government's Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement.
Adelaide uni signs arms deal
Student activists have rallied against “weapons research” at the University of Adelaide.
PM secures tax change
The Morrison government has succeeded in its plan to accelerate further tax cuts for small and medium businesses.
World Bank ranks human capital
The World Bank Group has unveiled a new system to rank countries based on their human capital success ...
Exploitation claim hits city council
Brisbane has been accused of ignoring allegations of unfair and unlawful treatment of sub-contracted IT workers.