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 New country manager for Firebrand NZ; Ambition appoints Queensland boss; plus more  1:20pm Thursday 09 February 2012 - Shortlist News New country manager for Firebrand New Zealand.... Ambition appoints Queensland boss.... We're not interested in SKILLED: Adecco local boss.... Hudson wins NT police recruitment assessment contract.... Three in four Australians active in the job market: SEEK.... NT Health seeks executive search firm.... RCSA Gala Ball heads to Melbourne. |
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Focus on absenteeism: know the facts 11:00am Thursday 09 February 2012 - Human Capital Magazine A common issue posed to Australian HR professionals and workplace consultants is in relation to best practice for managing personal leave entitlements, and more specifically those who obviously use their sick/carer’s leave as it accrues. |
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If you don’t have an employee wellness framework, you’re not an employer of choice 11:00am Thursday 09 February 2012 - Human Capital Magazine Sickies, low productivity, workflow interruptions … the indirect costs of poor employee health are many and varied, and it’s the employer that cops it. In the fight to bolster engagement and reduce absenteeism, the latest initiative being used by employers is to increase their ‘corporate wellness’. |
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Does the problem lie with the "difficult" high performer, or with you? 10:05am Thursday 09 February 2012 - HR Daily A lot of the talk surrounding so-called difficult high performers assumes the employee's personality is the problem, but according to Profiles International regional director Mark Purbrick, it's more likely to be the way they're being managed. |
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Event: Work health and safety - Lifting the fog in 2012 10:05am Thursday 09 February 2012 - HR Daily The NSW Government has enacted the Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 (NSW) which, along with the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW), took effect on 1 January 2012. Join Kemp Strang's employment law team for a briefing on practicalities and areas to address. |
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Job Seeking the Mum Way! 9:00am Thursday 09 February 2012 - Lifestyle Careers The prospect of returning to work after children can definitely be one of the most daunting experiences. It’s particularly the case if you don’t have a great deal of work experience in the field you are interested in, or if you have been out of the workforce for years and years. As real these situations [...] |
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Talent2 in the red, but no widespread redundancies planned 4:04pm Wednesday 08 February 2012 - Shortlist News Talent2 has posted a loss in the December half and CEO John Rawlinson says that while the company plans to "fine-tune" its headcount, no GFC-level layoffs are expected. |
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LAFHA changes to hit resources sector: ITCRA; City of Sydney seeks temp recruitment panel; plus more 2:43pm Wednesday 08 February 2012 - Shortlist News LAFHA changes to hit resources sector: ITCRA.... City of Sydney announces $7.5 million temp staff tender.... Kenexa posts full year loss.... Telstra, Westpac and others to talk contingent staffing.... Accounting support temp-to-perm rates increase.... Aurec doubles 457-visa capacity. |
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Candidates getting better at manipulating interviews, say recruiters 12:24pm Wednesday 08 February 2012 - Shortlist News Interviews have become "performances", say top recruitment executives, and applicants are getting better at telling interviewers what they want to hear. Here is a roundup of tips from some of Australia's top recruiters on common interview pitfalls to avoid. |
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My Brilliant Career: Kim Garner, FedEx Express Australasia 11:00am Wednesday 08 February 2012 - Human Capital Magazine Globally, FedEx is one of the most recognised companies for HR initiatives. Locally, the situation is no different. Human Capital interviews FedEx Express Australasia managing director, Kim Garner, about his own career and his company’s people offerings |
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Leadership Insight; Why training fails to meet its long-term objectives 11:00am Wednesday 08 February 2012 - Human Capital Magazine Leonie Curtis-Kempnich outlines why training often fails to meet long-term individual and organisational objectives. |
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Employers warned to tread carefully when cutting staff 11:00am Wednesday 08 February 2012 - Human Capital Magazine With more staff cuts being announced every day around the country as organisations act to stem costs in the face of economic uncertainty, a leading workplace relations lawyer has warned employers to be careful when letting staff go. |
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Government subsidies: Are you missing out? 11:00am Wednesday 08 February 2012 - Human Capital Magazine The Federal Government provides a variety of wage subsidies to eligible employers who hire job seekers with a disability or other barriers to employment. |
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Indigenous action plans: they’re working! 11:00am Wednesday 08 February 2012 - Human Capital Magazine Five years on from the official introduction of workplace reconciliation action plans (RAPs), more than 280 organisations have signed on and several of the nation’s high-profile CEOs say it’s changed the way their companies do business. |
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Flexibility clauses dubbed a “sham” 11:00am Wednesday 08 February 2012 - Human Capital Magazine The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has come under fire from industry groups for failing to properly oversee the administration of flexibility clauses in the Fair Work Act. The bottom line is that small and medium-sized businesses need more guidance. |
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Employers can minimise, but not prevent, adverse action risks: Lawyers 10:05am Wednesday 08 February 2012 - HR Daily The risk of facing an adverse action claim is now a constant threat for employers and individual HR managers, but as case law in the area grows, well briefed employers are more likely to successfully defend them, say employment lawyers. |
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Event: AHRI/Melbourne Business School Master Class - Employer branding and social media 10:05am Wednesday 08 February 2012 - HR Daily In this engaging session, Professor Mark Ritson and Social Media Strategist Laurel Papworth provide the essential elements of both employer and personal branding, covering practical advice on how to build a personal brand online, how to monitor your brand, manage staff online and deal with negative feedback. |
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Don’t believe all you read about Gen Y women – new survey on their beliefs and values in the workplace 9:30am Wednesday 08 February 2012 - Lifestyle Careers If I had a dollar for every time I’ve been told “don’t worry, GenY women are different, they’ve got gender balance all sorted…” well, let’s just say my bank balance would be looking pretty darned healthy! But while there’s no doubt that GenY women are well positioned for career and life success, it’s also true [...] |
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Skilled worker surplus hits 160,000: Clarius 2:00pm Tuesday 07 February 2012 - Shortlist News The Australian labour market experienced a big increase in the number of available skilled workers in the December quarter, according to the latest Clarius Skills Index. |
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The 10 Biggest Culture Killers in Recruitment Companies 1:37pm Tuesday 07 February 2012 - Ross Clennett [...] |
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Speculation reappears on Adecco takeover of Hays; Better board recruitment processes needed in Asia-Pac; plus more 12:40pm Tuesday 07 February 2012 - Shortlist News Speculation reappears on Adecco takeover of Hays.... Better board recruitment processes needed in Asia-Pac: Korn/Ferry.... Finance hiring confidence high: Robert Half.... Candle manager joins Spin IT.... ICT outlook not as grim as predicted: Mind Recruitment.... Fieldglass grows sales.... Justin Sway still head of FastTrack. |
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Economic anxiety paralysing Australian companies 11:00am Tuesday 07 February 2012 - Human Capital Magazine New research has revealed that workers and managers at the coal face have both the skills and experience to innovate and navigate through change, but are seldom provided the opportunity to do so. |
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Recruiting offshore may be “only viable option” 11:00am Tuesday 07 February 2012 - Human Capital Magazine The latest skills index has revealed a severe undersupply of skilled labour in corporate services and engineering, and both require a ‘high level and immediate response’ by organisations. |
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Danger! Australian work ethic about to be suffocated by doonas 11:00am Tuesday 07 February 2012 - Human Capital Magazine The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics have revealed ‘sickies’ cost the Australian economy more than $26 billion a year, and on any given work day 2.6% of workers are absent due to illness. |
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Casino sexual harassment case highlights need for communication 11:00am Tuesday 07 February 2012 - Human Capital Magazine Revelations of alleged sexual harassment and subsequent cover-ups at Sydney’s Star Casino have come to light after the complex was forced to provide a report to the NSW Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control Authority yesterday into the circumstances behind the dismissal of its managing director, Sid Vaikunta. |
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Doona days or doctor's notes: how to solve the $26 billion sickie problem? 11:00am Tuesday 07 February 2012 - Human Capital Magazine The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics have revealed ‘sickies’ cost the Australian economy more than $26 billion a year, and on any given work day 2.6% of workers are absent due to illness. |
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Worker accused of gross disloyalty unfairly dismissed 10:05am Tuesday 07 February 2012 - HR Daily A Fair Work Australia ruling, which found a senior employee was not "grossly disloyal" when he gave the names of recently retrenched staff to a sacked colleague, contains important guidance for employers on what constitutes confidential information. |
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Event: Adverse action - Your risks explained 10:05am Tuesday 07 February 2012 - HR Daily Attend this HR Daily event - without leaving your desk - to understand how to minimise the risk of facing adverse action claims. |
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Announcement: The latest IR and employment law news - complimentary trial offer 10:05am Tuesday 07 February 2012 - HR Daily Your invitation to trial Australia's leading industrial relations and employment law news service, Workplace Express. |
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If not a “Working Mum”, then what? 9:56am Tuesday 07 February 2012 - CareerMums By Kathryn Hocking, Reverie CoachingMy mother hates the term “working mum” so you can imagine my concern and her unease when I unveiled my business to her, one that was based around the concept of “Coaching for Working-Mums” and by that I mean coaching for women in paid employment. My choice [...] |
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Stay Hired. Dont Get Fired! 9:30am Tuesday 07 February 2012 - Lifestyle Careers Whether it’s called ‘re-designing’, ‘restructuring’, or ‘re-sizing’, fact is Australia has experienced a recent wave of retrenchments, which are on the rise. The banks have been the front-runners in retrenching staff, which is tapering through to manufacturing, retail, along with many other industry sectors. How do you hold onto your job when everyone else is [...] |
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Humanis acquires specialist recruitment company; Job ads surge; plus more 1:27pm Monday 06 February 2012 - Shortlist News Humanis acquires specialist recruitment company.... Job ads surge in January: ANZ.... Ease on-hire restrictions to boost productivity: HR managers.... The Face lands Telstra employer branding account.... Extend onboarding to employees acquired through acquisition: SilkRoad. |
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Your website is a window into your business 1:26pm Monday 06 February 2012 - Jobadder We used to exchange business cards as a way of introducing ourselves and our businesses to people. First impressions are important and we all knew the importance of a beautiful design and nice think, glossy business card to make a good impression. How often have you received a flimsy, ug [...] |
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Recruitment company faces huge payout after court overturns key OHS ruling 11:30am Monday 06 February 2012 - Shortlist News WA's highest court has overturned a key decision in labour hire case law, and ordered a recruitment company to contribute compensation after one of its employees was badly injured on a drilling rig. |
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Over the hill and far away? Not on your nellie 11:00am Monday 06 February 2012 - Human Capital Magazine Why is age discrimination still happening to such a large extent? Nareen Young writes that although negative stereotypes are still having an impact the time has come to explode myths about older workers. |
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From Capitalism to Talentism 11:00am Monday 06 February 2012 - Human Capital Magazine A major challenge for businesses today and into the future will be building a defensible, diverse bench of talent ahead of less prepared competitors. Dianne Jacobs provides her tips. |
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Safety first 11:00am Monday 06 February 2012 - Human Capital Magazine How important is risk perception to safety culture? Ros Burke says the management of safety should be handled in the same systematic way employers manage their finances – using a structured risk management approach that is auditable, reproducible and measurable |
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Leadership insight; Why training fails to meet its long-term objectives 11:00am Monday 06 February 2012 - Human Capital Magazine Leonie Curtis-Kempnich outlines why training often fails to meet its long-term objectives. |
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Make telework work 11:00am Monday 06 February 2012 - Human Capital Magazine Ninety per cent of work-from-home offices are set up badly, resulting in possible risks to employee health and increases in workers’ comp claims. Kate Aubusson explores how organisations can protect their work-from-home employees and their bottom line |
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Turning engagement upside down 11:00am Monday 06 February 2012 - Human Capital Magazine With countless employers failing to get cut-through with traditional notions of what engages employees, Ian Hutchinson, founder of Life by Design, says it’s time for fresh take on engagement |
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