Archived News for Human Resource Professionals - February, 2022
TPG has signed a 10-year deal with Telstra to share mobile network and spectrum.
ARC meddling concerns schools
Universities are outraged by a federal decision to veto Australian Research Council (ARC) funding.
Gov. gives up on federal ICAC
Liberal MPs have threatened to vote against their party to legislate a federal corruption watchdog.
Greens plug huge energy shift
The Greens have proposed a $40 billion renationalisation of Australia’s energy sector.
Old school investor slams new wave
Warren Buffett’s longtime business partner says cryptocurrencies are “like a venereal disease”.
Pay deal for gig drivers
Amazon Flex drivers have been granted enforceable minimum pay rates for the first time in the world.
Treasury hopes for wage rise
The Treasury says Australia may enjoy a wages boom, but it does not know when.
Big NDIS boost needed
A new report finds the NDIS workforce will need to grow by 83,000 full-time staff in two years.
Colbeck resists COVID blame
Aged Care Services Minister Richard Colbeck says hundreds of COVID deaths in the sector are not an indicator of his performance.
PSC chief defends responses
The chief of Queensland’s Public Service Commission (PSC) has denied being uncooperative with a lobbying audit.
Audit shows unbalanced grants
An audit has found a $184 million program funnelled money into marginal and Coalition-held seats at the last two elections.
Court rules on waterproof boycott
The Federal Court has found building giant Hutchinson breached consumer law by supporting a boycott.
NSW COVID help increased
The NSW Government has doubled its safety rebate to help small businesses be COVID safe.
Nurse strike in NSW
Thousands of nurses and midwives have walked off the job in NSW to protest pay and staff levels.
Election meddling expected
Experts say Australia must act now to avoid online interference in the upcoming federal election.
WGEA stats show leave growing
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency has published its data on the nation’s gender pay gap.
APS surveyed on burnout
A UNSW study reportedly says federal bureaucrats have been battling through COVID-related burnout.