Archived News for Human Resource Professionals

Safe Work Australia statistics show 67 Australians have been killed at work this year.

Katter enters FIFO fracas

Outspoken MP Bob Katter has spoken at the Queensland Parliamentary Committee FIFO inquiry, calling on mining companies to hire locally.

Shorten's deals stay veiled for now

Opposition leader Bill Shorten is saying nothing about his union history, until he faces the Royal Commission later this year.

Effective lessons in anti-rape sessions

Reports on a sexual violence educational program in Kenya suggest attitudes can be changed.

Murdoch makes room for more Murdochs

Fox is becoming even more of a family affair.

Roy Hill digs into social improvement

Gina Rinehart's company Roy Hill is funding a charity to provide training, education and cultural benefits in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

Abbott wants Shortern to lay bare union links

The Prime Minister says the Opposition Leader should answer questions about whether Australian Workers Union members were 'ripped off'.

First Australian baby shipped offshore

There are reports today that the Federal Government has transferred a five-month-old baby born in Australia to an offshore immigration detention in Nauru.

Human rights repressed in partisan pressing

In the war between Attorney-General George Brandis, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton and Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs, it is difficult to know who should explain themselves.

WA wage swap saves less than expected

A plant to bring in cheaper workers when WA public servants leave their jobs will save $450 million less than expected, analysis shows.

Work tour seeks ways to boost jobs for disabled

The Federal Government will tour the nation to gather input for a new Disability Employment Framework.

Branson ups baby bid to keep staff happy

Virgin Group Founder Richard Branson has announced the company will offer one year fully paid leave for new parents, male and female.

Expert aims to kill HR

An author on a range of workplace issues says HR is dead.

Smartboards are becoming universal in modern classrooms, much to the curmudgeon’s dismay, and an important research project has taken a look at whether or not the high-tech teaching tool actually helps.

Authorities want stronger lights shining on 'death ship'

Gun-running, murder and foul play are among the claims raised as the mysterious ‘murder ship’ MV Sage Sagittarius stalks Australia’s coastline.

Pallet jack scooter slam to pay out

A Queensland factory worker has been granted partial compensation for injuries sustained while riding a pallet jack like a scooter.

Tassie graduates struggle to stay

A new report says 60 per cent of Tasmanian nursing graduates cannot get jobs.

Deep dirt file passed to police

Queensland’s Courier-Mail has dug up some serious dirt on a state MP, and has now referred the allegations to police.

Indigenous business boost in 3% rule

The Ministers for Indigenous Affairs and Finance have released a new policy that requires the Australian Public Service (APS) to award 3 per cent of all contracts and tenders for goods and services to Indigenous businesses by 2020.

New leaks show Australia seeks massive deregulation

WikiLeaks has released more information on Australia’s secret trade dealings.

Sweet deal for public sector insiders

Australian Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd has offered his own staff pay rises of 1.5 per cent per year – the best pay deal in the Commonwealth bureaucracy.