Archived News for Human Resource Professionals
Children must be vaccinated for their parents to receive welfare benefits, under reforms proposed for Australia’s $150 billion welfare system.
US port fight nearly won
Managers at US west coast ports say with a long-running union fight settled, they may be able to deal with an incredible backlog.
Building begins after concrete resolution
More court action and strikes have been avoided, with the dispute between Boral and the CFMEU over for now.
Nurses and unions see no need for NSW sale
News South Wales unions have launched their campaign ahead of the state’s March 28 election.
Child changes hope to keep care cheap
A long-awaited major review of Australian childcare has called for a single means-tested payment and federal funding for nannies.
RBA moved to get in touch with the blind
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is undertaking significant reform, prompted by an unlikely source.
VET check finds legion of under-trained teachers
About 9,500 Victorian vocational students have had to hand back their certificates after concern about the low quality of education training.
ATO desk pain and neck strain not paid
The Australian Taxation Office has found itself in a sticky compensation battle, after the desk and chair heights of one employee were changed without her knowledge.
Strike could see nation stall
Planned industrial action at the Department of Agriculture has officials worried about interruptions to passenger movement, cargo inspections, meat inspections, international mail processing and other services.
Choc-workers unwrap redundancy
Chocolate company Darrell Lea will pay around half a million dollars in redundancy entitlements, after legal action from six former workers.
Data on young struggles reflects harsh lives
A new report shows just how hard is for Australia’s homeless youth.
Mine lobby wants protesters to pay
A NSW mining lobby wants charity status removed from protest groups that fight to interrupt industries in the name of conservation.
Uni change may not save
Economic modelling shows the Abbott government’s plan to deregulate university fees would drive up inflation in such a way that it will cost more than the savings from the change.
Fines landed on dodgy power maths
Origin Energy has been charged $325,000 for breaking Australian Consumer Law over some of its discount claims.
Fridge fight shows builders' union woes
Fair Work Building and Construction says a CFMEU official kicked workers out of a lunch shed and threw their food on the ground on a site in Queensland, because they were not union members.
Secret trade deal to have deep health effects
Australian health experts have called on their colleagues to speak out against the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPPA), because of its major public health consequences.
Gambling gains only part of the game
A new study suggests monkeys have a very human desire to learn, especially if it proves them right.
Abbott blames abhorrence on Labor
The Prime Minister has dismissed a disturbing report on the state of hundreds of children in Australian detention centres.
Insiders forecast Turnbull's turn
While Tony Abbott has successfully fended off this week’s assault on his leadership, there is still some speculation about how things could have been.
Light to shine on darkness behind the badge
Over 17,000 employees will be interviewed as part of a landmark review of sex discrimination, sexual harassment and predatory behaviour in Victoria Police.