Category: Workforce Management

Fair Work Act branded 'difficult'

Employers in the resources sector claim the Fair Work Act is making their life harder and see trouble...

Trust more important to employees

Trustworthiness and openness have overtaken clear communication as the number one attribute workers want from their managers, a...

Employers 'should help flood victims'

By Michael Lund     Employers should be ready to deal with any ongoing problems with staff affected by...

Industrial laws change direction

By Judith Sloan    The Fair Work Act has had its first birthday, and the impact of some...

Rising wages biggest threat to business growth

By Peter Taylor Wage costs have dethroned taxes as the biggest constraint on business investment in Australia as...

Migration logjam hits skilled workers

By Sid Maher, Annabel Hepworth   More than 140,000 skilled migrants are caught in an Immigration Department processing backlog...

Parental leave 'to ease skills crisis'

Australia’s first national Paid Parental Leave scheme commences on 1 January 2011, but a survey conducted by recruiting...

Bad managers adding to skills shortage

Poor management is threatening the retention of skilled staff, according to research by specialist finance recruitment firm Robert...

Workplace deal sets new standard

By Ewan Hannan Staff at transport giant Linfox are the beneficiaries of a groundbreaking new workplace deal. Linfox...

Firms spend most around Brisbane

By Keith Orchison A new economic study has found that mining and energy industries spent $22.3 billion in...