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corporate volunteering

Starting a Conversation on Corporate Volunteering

Wendy Williams, Monday, 21st November 2016 -  Almost a quarter of the workforce is engaged in unpaid work for a community organisation during work hours, but these programs are not as effective as they could be, according to lecturers at Deakin Business School.
Man in a wheelchair at a desk

Sector Leaders Take Seat at the Table to Discuss New Model DES

Wendy Williams, Friday, 18th November 2016 -  Leaders from the disability sector are being brought together to help shape a new model of Disability Employment Services.
Man looking for a job in a newspaper

Social Services Minister Denies Job Shortage

Ellie Cooper, Friday, 18th November 2016 -  Minister for Social Services Christian Porter says he does not “statistically” accept the gap between the number of people seeking employment and the number of available jobs.
Debate Panellists

Engaging Men is Not the Game Changer for Gender Equality

Wendy Williams, Monday, 14th November 2016 -  Engaging men is not the game changer for gender equality in the workplace, according to a recent debate.
Man working on the beach

Global Workforce Becoming More Mobile

Wendy Williams, Monday, 14th November 2016 -  The global workforce is becoming increasingly mobile with more and more people working away from their desks, according to new research.
Young unpaid carer with elderly lady

Call for NFP Submissions on Services for Unpaid Carers

Lina Caneva, Monday, 7th November 2016 -  The federal government is calling for submissions on the draft service delivery model for services to support and sustain the work of unpaid carers.
employment

Jewish Care Receives $500,000 Grant to Help the Disadvantaged Secure Employment

Lina Caneva, Monday, 7th November 2016 -  Jewish Care has received a Victorian Government grant of more than half a million dollars to secure sustainable employment for people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Changemaker

water

Water Is Life

Wendy Williams, Monday, 7th November 2016 -  Rez Haremi is the founder, CEO and a board member of Essential Need, a not-for-profit organisation that aims to end extreme water poverty by the year 2020. He is this week’s Changemaker.
Hazlewood

Hazelwood Closure Could be a Social Catastrophe

Lina Caneva, Friday, 4th November 2016 -  Welfare peak body the Victorian Council of Social Service has warned of a social catastrophe in the Latrobe Valley if local communities aren’t adequately supported during the closure of the Hazelwood power station.
RMIT

The Design Turn: Searching for Public Value in Policy

Staff Reporter, Monday, 31st October 2016 -  Dr Sharon Andrews, program manager of RMIT’s Master of Public Policy, discusses how policymakers are looking to design to innovate policy development and adequately address social issues.
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