Archived News for Human Resource Professionals
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.
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.
Reforms could compensate for wild Comcare claims
The Federal Government is rumoured to be preparing an assault on the public service's “compo culture”.
Big hearts help young man's narrow problem
A touching Australian charity effort has extended the life of one young Timorese boy.
Big push to grab gas
A big campaign has been launched this week to push for an Australian domestic gas reservation policy.
Locals lock-down sites in anti-coal spree
Activists claim to have shut down production at a number of mines in New South Wales, after community groups made a concerted effort to impede Whitehaven Coal.