Category: Workforce

UK businesses will trial Australia’s workplace mental health awareness program to address the current gap in training and enable effective workforce management. The London-based Sainsbury Centre chose the Australian beyondblue…

The Australian local government sector has named 2010 as the Year of Women in Local Government in a move to break the glass ceiling women still face in its workforce. …

Ten category winners of the 22nd National Awards for Local Government have been announced.  A total of 114 entries from 71 councils across Australia were submitted for this year’s awards…

Deputy NSW Premier and Transport Minister John Watkins has resigned after 13 years in the state politics, prompting a cabinet reshuffle. Mr Watkins said the decision came to regain the…

The Centre for Leadership for Women (CLW) is calling for nominations for the 2009 national Leadership Achievement Award for Women. Women who have developed self-initiated projects for the community are…

Competing for scarce human resources, companies are increasingly taking on the responsibilities for the health and wellness of their employees. For a long time health policy decisions have soley been a matter…

Competing for scarce human resources, companies are increasingly taking on the responsibilities for the health and wellness of their employees. For a long time health policy decisions have been solely…

A new multicultural policy kit is expected to help New South Wales local councils deliver services better tailored to culturally diverse communities. The guideline, Implementing the Principles of Multiculturalism Locally, was…

A multiculturalism policy kit has been launched in a move to deliver fair and consistent services to ethnic communities. The guideline, Implementing the principles of multiculturalism locally, was jointly developed…

Sydney needs to step up and become a leader in sustainable living to rate alongside the world’s leading ‘green’ cities, the head of London’s Climate Change Agency has told an audience in…