Archived News for Human Resource Professionals - February, 2015
Some major Australian companies will soon appear in an ad campaign plugging the benefits of a culturally-diverse workforce.
Ratio change to slug parents
Many families will pay $60 more for childcare each day when new staffing rules are applied next year, which does little for Tony Abbott’s pledge to make daycare cheaper.
Social views bend our stance on climate
Building public support for climate change policies must go further than just improving the public’s understanding of science, new research says.
Survey says trust issues breed inflexibility
A new report from Samsung says there is a big trust deficit at workplaces when it comes to flexible work practices.
BHP looks to dodge dying worker
BHP Billiton is looking to avoid a $2.2 million payment to a dying mesothelioma victim.
Maritime union wants stevedoring extension
The Maritime Union of Australia has called for changes to the definition of ‘stevedoring’.
Drug change swaps builders for bill-makers
The Master Builders Association says lives will be put at risk when the Victorian Government scraps drug and alcohol tests on building sites.
More foreign pay rorts found
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) says one building site in regional New South Wales is exploiting dozens of foreign workers, with some paid just four dollars an hour.