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Relationships, Respect and Trust Key to Engagement with Indigenous Employees

Lisa Annese, Monday, 17th October 2016 -  A lot can be done to build workplaces that make the most of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander talent, writes Diversity Council Australia CEO Lisa Annese.
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Personality Key for Aged Care Workforce

Wendy Williams, Monday, 10th October 2016 -  Personality is key for Australia’s future aged care workforce, according to a new report examining the characteristics of high performing personal carers in the sector.
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Funding NDIS Workforce Innovation

Wendy Williams, Monday, 10th October 2016 -  A new $5 million fund, announced by the Coalition government, has been launched to identify innovative ways of building and managing the National Disability Insurance Scheme workforce.

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Learning To Be a Leader

Wendy Williams, Monday, 10th October 2016 -  Anne Crooks is the head of finance and ICT for YWCA NSW and a recent graduate of the Sydney Leadership Course. She is this week’s Changemaker.

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Reference Checking – How Can the NFP Sector Get It Right?

Mike Brett, Monday, 10th October 2016 -  Having a robust, reliable and informative reference checking process in place, is critical for not- for-profit organisations to find the best people, writes Mike Brett, NFP specialist at Xref.

Qld Govt Tackling Gender Diversity

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 6th October 2016 -  A new government initiative is set to tackle Queensland’s lack of gender diversity on boards.
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Govt Urged to Take Action on Aged Care Workforce

Wendy Williams, Monday, 3rd October 2016 -  Aged care providers, workers and experts are calling on the Turnbull government to take action to ensure there is an adequately skilled and equipped workforce to care for a rapidly ageing population.
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Unions Call on UN to Follow Australia’s Lead for Workplace Violence

Wendy Williams, Monday, 3rd October 2016 -  The peak union body is calling on the United Nations to follow Australia’s lead in preventing violence in the workplace and providing domestic violence leave.

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Lack of Specialist Clinicians Failing Australians with an Intellectual Disability

Simon Wardale, Monday, 3rd October 2016 -  There is a huge gap in learning and expertise for Australians working with people with an intellectual disability that needs to be bridged, writes Simon Wardale, manager of Endeavour Foundation’s Specialist Behaviour Service.
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Union Canvassing to Sue Centrelink Over Privatisation of Job Schemes

Wendy Williams, Monday, 26th September 2016 -  An organisation “by the unemployed, for the unemployed” is canvassing to take legal action against Centrelink amidst claims the “privatisation” of job schemes is penalising unemployed workers.
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