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Will The Real Gender Pay Gap Please Stand Up?

Rebecca Cassells, Monday, 12th September 2016 -  It’s time to clear up how we think about the gender pay gap and what it can tell us about the current and future economic security of women, writes Curtin University, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre associate professor Rebecca Cassells, in this ar

Training Essential to NDIS Success Says Training Awards Winner

Wendy Williams, Monday, 12th September 2016 -  A well-trained workforce is essential to the success of the NDIS, according to Not for Profit House with No Steps, which has won the NSW Training Award for the 2016 Large Employer of the Year.

Westpac Wardrobe Gets a Corporate Hijab

Wendy Williams, Monday, 5th September 2016 -  A corporate hijab is being designed for employees at Westpac Bank as part of a push to ensure diversity and ­inclusiveness in the workplace.

NFPs ‘Delighted’ With $15M Funding For Asylum Seeker Training

Wendy Williams, Monday, 5th September 2016 -  Not for Profits have welcomed the Victorian Government’s announcement to give asylum seekers “a fair go” with $15 million in funding allocated for training opportunities.

Father’s Day Sparks Calls for Flexible Work for Working Dads

Wendy Williams, Friday, 2nd September 2016 -  Diversity Council Australia is calling on Australian businesses to make flexible work standard business practice for working dads.

National Skills Week Puts VET in the Spotlight as CEDA Calls for Review of the Sector

Wendy Williams, Monday, 29th August 2016 -  Scandals in the VET sector have done “significant reputational damage” and it is now vital that the sector is supported to rebuild, according to a new report.

Voice Your Choice Video Empowers Support Workers

Wendy Williams, Monday, 29th August 2016 -  Support workers for young people with disability have been given a “breakthrough” tool to help transition their practice to suit the new NDIS system and empower those in out-of-home care or preparing to leave care.

Is Your Employer Watching You? Online Profiling Blurs the Boundary of Our Public and Private Lives

Staff Reporter, Monday, 29th August 2016 -  Online profiling is a growing trend among organisations, but the practice is not without controversy writes QUT’s Business and Management senior lecturer Peter O'Connor and professor of Work and Organisation Paula McDonald, in this article which fi

Triggs to Act As Indigenous Social Justice Commissioner

Lina Caneva, Monday, 22nd August 2016 -  Australian Human Rights Commission president Professor Gillian Triggs has been appointed as the acting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice commissioner for three months while a selection process is undertaken to replace former commis

New Risks for Disability Care Workers Under the NDIS

Fiona Macdonald, Monday, 22nd August 2016 -  The NDIS poses a major disruption to the labour market and to the nature of direct support and care jobs, writes Fiona Macdonald, senior research fellow in Work and Employment Relations, RMIT University, in this article which first appeared in The Co
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