Archived News for Human Resource Professionals - March, 2016
Rising utility prices are a source of concern and outrage for Australian consumers, leading experts to look at ways to keep the system honest.
1 in 3 caught short by childcare switch
ANU research says one in three families will be worse off under the Federal Government's planned changes to child care.
Lawler quits after near-year's leave
Fair Work Commission (FWC) vice-president Michael Lawler has resigned, ending a long-running legal dispute and leaving a big bill for time on leave.
Brisbane's backroom park deal buried
Reports say Brisbane City Council (BCC) signed a multi-million-dollar contract to sell city parkland to major donor to the Liberal National Party.
Bullying claim to see schools in court
A teenager is suing the Victorian Education Department after alleged homophobic bullying left him suicidal.
More broad PS strikes planned
Union workers across areas including Medicare, Centrelink, Child Support, the Tax Office, the Bureau of Meteorology, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Bureau of Statistics are going on strike again.
PM's people shoot down pay deal
Staff in Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s own department have emphatically rejected the latest enterprise agreement.
Push to link MP and PS pay
Tasmania’s public sector union says it would accept a proposed pay rise for politicians, if they support pay rises for government workers.
CEOs scot-free after scandals
The chiefs companies hit with serious lawsuits often end up with a better reputation.
Murkiness surfaces in WA water deal
The WA Opposition says taxpayers have been ripped off by the $10.4 million sale of a division of the Water Corporation.
Silo study finds separate benefits
There is a big push to break down the ‘silos’ in science, but new research suggests it is possible to go too far.