Category: Workforce

By Rob O’Brien The UK Muslim Women’s Advisory Group has launched a new project to encourage more Muslim women to get involved in politics. The ‘Play Your Part – Make Your Mark’…

By Staff Writer Australian voters do not want to delay government action on climate change even though the economy is in a downturn, according to a new survey by Auspoll….

By Angela Dorizas The New South Wales Housing Minister David Borger today revealed that there has been a dramatic increase in the number of people seeking emergency accommodation across the…

Skills requirments in local government over the next five to ten years will be determined by an ageing population, the global financial crisis and new ways of doing business, according to the Local…

By Angela Dorizas The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has launched an unprecedented campaign to protect public sector jobs and services from arbitrary budget cuts. A key part of…

By Angela Dorizas The West Australian Government has broken an election promise by pursuing council amalgamations to suit its “pro-development agenda”, according to Professor Stephen Jones from the University of…

By Adam Coleman A slavish devotion to traditional workplace ‘culture’ has many public sector organisations failing to implement flexible work policies that could help attract the best staff, lower staff…

One of the UK's biggest local authorities has announced it will cut hundreds of jobs, blaming  "lower government grants and a drop in its income". Leeds City Council in the north…

Responding to the Victorian bushfires. Photo: Getty Images By Angela Dorizas The Attorney-General’s Department will hold an internal staff meeting today to reorganise its emergency management and security divisions. The proposed new…

By Staff Writer South Australian Premier Mike Rann has announced that the State Government is on track to become a world leader in renewable energy, thanks to the launch of…