Australian Human Resources

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Australian HR Articles

Unemployment at 4.1%
April 10 2008 - Seasonally adjusted, the number of people in employment also rose by 14,800 to 10,681,600 in March.

Industrial Relations Bills
March 20 2008 - The Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Bill 2008 was passed on March 19 by the Australian Federal Parliament.

Ban On New Australian Workplace Agreements
March 20 2008 - The ACTU said that banning new AWAs was an important first step towards the restoration of Australian workers' rights taken away by the former Howard Government's Work Choices IR laws.

Mature Age Workers Key To Skills Shortage
March 17 2008 - While the hospitality and travel sectors are continuing to experience difficulties in recruiting skilled staff, the solution may lie with mature-age workers - the over 50's - according to TMS Asia-Pacific.