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Job market
September 10 2003 - There are some tentative signs that the employment market is beginning to
improve although it is too early to say that we are entering a period of stronger employment, says Stephen Shepherd.
September 9 2003 - 10.8 million Australians (78%) aged between
15 and 69 years were either working or looking for work at some time during
the year ending February 2003, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
April 15 2003 - Just over half (52%) of the 1.6 million workers who started their present jobs
in the year up to July 2002 were out of work prior to beginning that job.
February 17 2003 - Employers' attitudes towards the Commonwealth Government Employment Service have become much more positive since
the introduction of the Job Network, according to Employment Services Minister,
Mal Brough.
January 9 2003 - Tasmanian Deputy Premier Paul Lennon and the Commonwealth Minister for
Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Philip
Ruddock, jointly announced Tasmania's participation in the
State/Territory Nominated Independents (STNI) visa scheme.
Development
September 7 2003 - Business expects too much from MBAs
and not enough from senior executives according to Bernard Cronin, Victorian executive director of the Australian Institute of
Management (AIM).
May 7 2003 - State Budget is reasonably balanced, has some positives for
small business, but is a blow to automotive apprenticeships,
according to Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce.
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General HR
December 7 2003 - But they should take a good look at their
own management skills instead of trying to solve their staffing problems by recruiting
better staff.
September 23 2003 - Australian workers are losing faith in
employers as a result of recent reports on corporate failure and misconduct.
May 23 2003 - The Catholic Commission for Justice
Development and Peace is concerned that the Australian Government has failed to include labour
rights and environmental and environmental protection in its negotiations with the US over a
Free Trade Agreement.
February 14 2003 - Employees are spending a great deal of working time on the
Internet - some of it spent flirting.
January 4 2003 - A recent study of study of 35,000 Australian and New Zealand managers found
that managers regularly deny responsibility,
withdraw from threatening situations or people, resort to
aggressive tactics to get their way, stick to established rules and procedures - and
are characterized by a fear of failure.
Employee Relations
September 5 2003 - Not according to the Australian Nursing Federation.
May 9 2003 - The use of Mystery Shoppers to evaluate quality of
service has upset Commonwealth Bank staff. The Finance Sector Union (FSU) is demanding
an end to what it describes as the Bank's humiliating evaluation process.
May 7 2003 - Qantas has been accused of sacking staff while boasting about
cash in hand and dividends to shareholders.
February 14 2003 - LHMU Security Union calls on Federal
Government to immediately supervise staffing levels at all Six
refugee detention centres around Australia.
Work/Life Balance
July 17 2003 - The ACTU's Work and Family Test Case is criticised on the grounds that it 'fails to take business and economic issues into
account'.
Rewards
June 12 2003 - Pay rises in Call centres will not
exceed 3.25% this year according to human resource specialist, Hallis.
And employers will remain competitive in the job market by keeping pay rises
in line with inflation - despite forecasts to the contrary.
February 14 2003 - The Australian Hotels Association says that the annual minimum award wage rise
has meant many of member hotels have had to reduce casual staff
numbers in an effort to afford the wage rise.
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