Women in the Australian public sector have access to flexible work conditions but are not making use of their entitlements, a new report has found. The CPSU’s annual What Women Want survey, conducted in conjunction with the University of Queensland, was released today to mark 100 years of International Women’s Day. The survey of 10,000 working […]
8 March, 2011
Chartered Secretaries Australia (CSA) announced on Thursday the winners of its inaugural public sector scholarship valued at $12,325. The peak professional body developed the national scholarship award to recognise the growing importance of governance and risk management practice within the public sector. The scholarship incorporated the Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance. CSA chief executive […]
24 February, 2011
By Angela Dorizas The Australian Institute of Management (AIM) has joined forces with Infrastructure Australia to bridge a gap in the professional development offering for infrastructure professionals. AIM has developed a new master class in proposal development to improve the standard of infrastructure planning and delivery. David Wakeley, chief executive of AIM NSW & ACT, said there […]
18 February, 2011
Government departments are well and truly out of caretaker mode and are preparing to increase staff levels, according to a new report by recruitment firm Hudson. The results of the latest Hudson Report found that ACT hiring intentions have rebounded strongly. The results of the Australia-wide survey of 4709 employers from the public and private […]
20 January, 2011
By Jane Dargaville Administrative workers employed by local and other governments around Australia are feeling, as much as those in any other sector, the enormous pressure of being increasingly bombarded with information. A recent survey has confirmed something desk workers have known for ages: many Australian professionals are feeling so demoralised by the sheer volume […]
20 January, 2011
A national survey conducted by the Australia Institute found that only one in five Australians are working the hours they want to work. Half of all survey respondents wanted to work fewer hours than they had worded in the previous week. For those working overtime, four in five (81 per cent) wanted to work less. […]
12 November, 2010
By Brad McDougall Research shows that 31 per cent of Australian employers are now offering some form of health promotion benefits to employees. But how do these early adapters know if they are on the right track? The Health & Productivity Institute of Australia (HAPIA) has helped out our nation’s employers with the release […]
9 November, 2010
By Bill Aukett I had the opportunity to make a presentation to a Higher Education Finance and Procurement conference on the Sunshine Coast. My presentation was called ‘A sustainable university: mapping the challenges’. In preparing I struggled a bit to find a framework within which all the things I wanted to say would fit coherently. […]
9 November, 2010
By Angela Dorizas Government employees can now increase their understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, with the launch of the Centre for Cultural Competence Australia (CCCA). CCCA is the first online provider of accredited, competency based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural training courses. It provides cultural training for both public and private […]
26 October, 2010
By Angela Dorizas Young people working in local government will be challenged to consider a long term career in the sector at an emerging leaders’ forum in Wollongong next week. Organised by a team of young professionals at Wollongong City Council, the second LiveWire leadership forum will provide an opportunity for industry experts to share […]
16 September, 2010
By Angela Dorizas If you’re not watching your weight, you’re gaining weight. That’s the mantra of Scott Penn, founder and chairman of online weight-loss program provider, SP Health, and former chief executive of Weight Watchers Australasia. The weight loss guru has thrown down the gauntlet to government leaders to tackle obesity at a workplace level. […]
30 August, 2010
By Angela Dorizas Government employers face increasing workforce liquidity and returning skills shortages, according to the latest research by a leading recruitment firm. Hudson conducted a survey of 605 government employers and 1690 employees as part of its annual 20:20 Series report. The 2010 report, Positioning for Growth, found that one-third of survey respondents were either actively or passively seeking a […]
26 August, 2010
By Angela Dorizas Australian workers are struggling to strike a balance between work and life, a national survey has found. Launched today at an event hosted by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), the fourth Australian Work Life Index (AWALI) revealed that Australians are increasingly dissatisfied with their work-life balance. The annual survey […]
3 August, 2010
By Rob O’Brien Councils have been dragging their feet on the issue of work opportunities for Indigenous Australians, an Aboriginal employment agency has said. The Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES) has reported that Indigenous Australians currently make up just one per cent of the sector’s 170,000-strong workforce. AES chief executive, Danny Lester, said councils had an […]
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