Archived News for Human Resource Professionals - August, 2016
A national survey of sexual harassment and sexual assault is now open...
Lovelace award marks amazing career
Mary O’Kane has won the inaugural Ada Lovelace Medal for outstanding engineering.
SA's energy slug slammed
Activists claim the ‘Big Three’ energy retailers are massively over-charging South Australian customers.
Union wants profits to stop outsourcing
Telstra has unveiled a record profit for the 2015-16 financial year.
Age change made non-compulsory
The Tasmanian Government has ditched its plan to lower the compulsory school starting age.
Banks face big rate rigging trial
Australia’s big banks are caught up in an international rate rigging trial that could cost them billions.
Creative steps will outpace robots
Creative and emotional intelligence will be the keys to robot-proofing the workforce...
Fiery deal on backburner for now
Voting on Victoria’s controversial CFA pay deal will not happen until a Supreme Court trial is over.
Mass-sacking pulled back
Victoria threatened the jobs of over 100 councillors, but will now bring in a bill to save them.
Sri seeks growth in green ideas
Brisbane’s only Greens councillor is finding it hard to bring new ideas to the table.
Dodgy drinks upset thousands
A mass gastro outbreak in New Zealand has been blamed on contaminated water.
Reports reveal latent black lung
Records suggest cases of ‘black lung’ were known about before its official ‘re-emergence’.
Scammers draining city funds
Brisbane City Council has lost more than $450,000 through phoney invoices over the past month alone.
Big business reacts to data bid
Some of Australia’s biggest and most-respected companies have given their views on mandatory data sharing.
Closer eye on contractor funds
The WA Government is trying to ensure contractors get paid when they work on big projects.
Farmers' fight continues post-Caroona
The NSW Government has decided to buy back the Caroona coal mine licence from BHP, but says the nearby Shenhua mine is going ahead.
Expert bets bad debts will rise
Insiders say more and more Australian home buyers are getting in over their heads.
Natural? Not always
A Heart Foundation survey says half the products with the words “nature” or “natural” on the label do not form part of a healthy diet.