Archived News for Human Resource Professionals
Fair Work clarifies leave needs
The CPSU is claiming a win at the Fair Work Commission on personal leave.
Feds to pay in huge phone deal
The Australian Government may pay for the majority of a deal that will see Telstra buy Pacific telco Digicel.
Stoker seeks disclosure shift
Assistant Minister to the Attorney-General Amanda Stoker says Australia’s whistleblowing laws.
Little help from long deadlines
Researchers have run a simple experiment to see what is the best deadline for actually achieving something.
Skills issues detailed
Employers have warned that border re-opening will not solve Australia’s skill shortages.
Surveys show safety split
Researchers are looking at how mining companies can better protect their workers from injury.
Sydney Airport buyout announced
A $23.6 billion takeover bid for the Sydney Airport has been announced.
CBA buys into AI
Commonwealth Bank has taken a minority stake in global artificial intelligence (AI) provider H2O.
Cartel crunch questioned
The competition watchdog wants legal changes to stop “cartel activity” by global freight companies.
Clearview told to close eyes
Australia’s privacy commissioner has ordered facial recognition company Clearview AI to stop scanning the faces of Australians.
Defence sees extreme interest
Federal agencies say extremist recruits are seeking military training.
Berejiklian probe closed to public
The NSW ICAC has completed public hearings in its inquiry into alleged corruption by NSW MPs.
FIFO study finds sleep issues
Research shows fly-in, fly-out workers are at significant risk of sleep loss and sleep disorders.
Key forum coming soon
National safety groups will soon host a forum to raise awareness about workplace sexual harassment risks.
Procurement warning issued
The ACCC has issued a warning on cartel conduct risk in public sector tenders.
ACCC wants search choice
Regulators have suggested new measures to reduce Google’s dominance among search engines.
Costs obscured in zero plan
Energy Minister Angus Taylor has refused to detail the cost to taxpayers of the government’s 2050 climate plan.
CSIRO supports bank resilience
CSIRO and Commonwealth Bank have launched a joint project to protect the finance sector against climate change.