Archived News for Human Resource Professionals

A new Engineers Without Borders (EWB) project could bring life-saving sanitation to flood-prone Cambodia.

New jobs could come with workers attached

Concern has been raised about the hiring practices on a major Federal Government-backed infrastructure project.

Social services welcome change, warn of further reform

The Australian Council of Social Service has welcomed the Senate's rejection of radical social security budget measures.

Compo promised over pink batts, no deal yet

There will be compensation for the four young men killed during the failed home insulation program enacted by the Rudd Government.

Healthy swing in safety stats but still more to fix

The latest edition of Safe Work Australia’s Comparative Performance Monitoring report shows modest improvement in some safety stakes.

Local firm faces fight over foreign death

An Australian mining contractor is being sued over the death of a worker in Ghana.

Miners might find little love in tax check

A Senate inquiry into alleged tax-dodging by multinational companies operating in Australia could be awkward for some mining bosses.

Talking down the toll of suicide

A new report says that conversation can save lives.

Handful of votes could stop strange new world

A storm of internet activism is rising against the Australian Government’s attempt to force the mandatory retention of telecoms data.

Light to shine on value beyond doctors

A roadshow has been launched to sing praises for an unsung part of the healthcare system.

Study to find how bad apples rise

“Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely” - an old adage reinforced almost daily, but does the tendency for the vile to get ahead really exist?

Deep cuts won't stop digging at public sector

The federal public service has dropped almost 8,000 workers in just 12 months.

Real needs mired in debate and low morale

A Liberal senator has described his view of Aboriginal needs, amid job cuts and lost morale within the department meant to help.

Threat looms on free ride for life

Under current entitlements, retired politicians are allowed to indulge their wanderlust and travel for free, but the lifetime gold pass could soon be revoked.

Baby money takes broad swipe at workforce

The high cost of child care is keeping tens of thousands of Australian parents from working, even though they want to.

Jobs lost early by gilded CV

With unemployment at worrisome highs and changes on the way to make welfare stricter for jobseekers, one expert is trying to help all those hunting work.

New probe will prod QLD LNP right up to election

An unprecedented probe into the Queensland Government has been launched, and there is very little that it will not investigate about the current LNP regime.

Big businesses pay no mind to minor differences

Reports say safety is about the only reason Australian employers feel the need to ban the burqa.

Port workers see short end of big union payments

Workers at ports in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane could walk off the job this week, at the same time as reports say their union is willing to sell them out.

Possible rights breach in harsh new rules

A parliamentary review overseen by an LNP member has found that a budget measure forcing young jobseekers to wait months for benefits could put them at serious risk.