Archived News for Human Resource Professionals
There is a push on in Queensland to patch up compensation laws which some say are unnecessarily skewed.
Users lash out at LinkedIn
A group of LinkedIn users are suing the service for allegedly hacking emails to find contacts to spam with unwarranted emails.
Workers' rights wrist-slap could be telling
Workers from a liquid gas project in Western Australia have been fined after their industrial action was found to be unlawful.
Workforce support asked to prop up schools
Foreign workers will be slugged thousands of dollars for public education in Western Australia, for services that are free to everyone else.
Abbott's the man for women
Tony Abbott has placed himself in charge of women’s issues in Australia, nominating one of the handful of women in his cabinet as ‘Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women.’
Annulments in lawyers' matrimony
Disruptive business practices are reportedly shaking up the lawyer’s profession; recent figures show pay rates are dropping, staff are switching all over the place and overall revenues for some top firms have dropped.
Australians face ageing arrangements
New statistics from the ABS suggest that Australia’s ageing population will become a big factor in future approaches to work.
Award rewards ethical enterprise
An award has been created to recognise Australia’s most conscientious business - in an effort to make the country a better place for everyone.
Mapping the imaginary workspace
Many people may feel that their imagination has diminished since they left the schoolyard and entered the workplace, but new research has found the imagination is still there – manipulating thoughts and memories within its own ‘mental workspace’.
Publishing pay to nullify nattering
One company has made an interesting move to combat inter-office jealousy over rumoured pay rates; telling everyone in the company exactly what everyone else earns.
Stressing the importance of sympathetic re-shuffling
One of the founders of the R U OK? Day workplace campaign says stress has not left the workplace, rearing its head again as a major factor in staff turnover and dissatisfaction.
Time concession made on road to unity
More proposed adjustments for one state ahead of new national heavy vehicle regulations, this time seeing New South Wales grant an extra half hour of work time amidst a new fatigue management regime.
Staff call for clarity, striking not impossible
Staff at the Newcastle City Council have initiated moves to take industrial action over the future of their jobs.
Award from work-site injury, assault
A worker in the ACT has been awarded over $900,000 after he was injured, returned to work and was then assaulted by his supervisor.
Job service extends hand in drought
A group which provides employment assistance to people out of work in central Queensland says it may funnel the unemployed to drought-affected farms.
No points for flattery, envy drives buyers
A new study has found consumers do not like overly-flattering salespeople, even if they believe the compliments are sincere.
Unhappiness prompts move to uncertain pastures
An analysis of employment data has suggested being unhappy in one job leads many to throw themselves into the uncertainty of temporary work.
Incarceration no escape from mine work in NT
With hundreds of job losses in recent weeks at mine-sites around the country, it is difficult to imagine some projects are looking to prisons to fill out their workforce.
Miners agonise as Glencore gives no quarter
Hundreds have lost their jobs and worry is widespread among workers at a currently closed mine site in north Queensland.
IT shift clouded by collective concerns
A new program is being installed throughout New South Wales which will see public sectors combine and share IT resources to streamline the government’s technological capability.
Power worker payment is no end to pain
A former power station worker diagnosed with deadly mesothelioma will be paid compensation for his exposure to asbestos.