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	29/12/2008 12:00 am A mother's work A Pregnant Pause , a new report into maternity leave, has found that laws designed to protect women who are pregnant or on maternity leave are not working. Half the women surveyed in the report had lost their jobs through dismissal or redundancies, and the previous Work Choices regulations made all ... 20/12/2008 12:00 am New retail award lifts pay but will 'cost jobs' Retailers warn that thousands of jobs under threat after the Industrial Relations Commission approves overhaul of retail award boosting Sunday leave loadings and casual pay. ... 15/12/2008 02:56 pm Transfield reviewing labour supply; Peoplebank to buy back shares; plus more Transfield reviewing casual staffing and labour supply.... Peoplebank to buy back shares.... Recruiters told to stop chasing passive candidates.... London finance jobs slowing to trickle.... Madison promotes senior staff to new roles.... RCSA exporting training to India, Singapore.... Karen Wilson r ... 08/12/2008 09:15 am Northparkes jobs safe Permanent jobs will not be lost but Northparkes Mines is cutting back on casual staff due to the Global Financial Crisis. ... 27/11/2008 12:00 am Our very own mortgage problems The GFC continues on its very unmerry way. Where will it all end? The only rational answer to this question is: We don't know. But one thing we do know is that each day brings news of further government interventions by way of fiscal stimulus and bailouts of financial institutions. The UK govern ... 26/11/2008 12:00 am Library shelves its casuals CASUAL and temporary jobs are to be cut from the University of Queensland's library, which faces a $3 million budget shortfall as a result of the plunging Australian dollar, according to an official UQ memo. ... 17/11/2008 12:49 pm Young workers warned against 'unpaid trials' The New South Wales Government has warned young people looking for part-time or casual jobs over Christmas to make sure they get paid for the time they work. ... 12/11/2008 03:35 pm Women worried about ALP’s IR laws Today, Senator Siewert told stories of women workers currently finding life very difficult under Work Choices and wondering what their working lives will be like under Forward with Fairness. The stories were taken from a booklet prepared by Asian Women at Work called ‘Cries from the Workplace: 20 ... 03/11/2008 11:00 am Sharan Burrow - Speech for Australian Financial Review Workplace Relations Conference - 31 October, 2008 It's a pleasure to be here and I thank the Financial Review for the invitation. Let me acknowledge that we stand on Indigenous land and I thank the elders for their custodianship. For working Australians the global financial turmoil is a reminder of their own exposure to a potential downturn tha ... 14/10/2008 05:00 am Steve Jobs Drinking Game Apple is expected to unveil a slew of new and upgraded notebooks, and that’s all well and good, but not everyone gets excited about new laptops. So what’s a casual citizen to do? Well, like most dilemmas, this can easily be solved with a drinking game. ... 16/09/2008 03:50 pm News briefs, 16 September 2008 Sexual harassment more likely in casual and contract jobs; Tasmania adopts national ammonium nitrate regulation and control principles; WorkSafe Victoria clarifies enforcement policies for employers and contractors in construction; and New safety information and publications. ... 12/09/2008 02:25 pm Sexual Harassment 10 Times More Likely In Casual And Contract Jobs Women employed in casual and contract jobs are up to ten times more likely to experience unwanted sexual advances than those in permanent full time positions, a University of Melbourne study has found. ... 11/09/2008 09:35 am Casual and contract workers more likely to be sexually harassed A University of Melbourne study has found people employed in casual and contract work are up to ten times more likely to suffer unwanted sexual advances than those in full time permanent positions. Associate Professor Anthony LaMontagne’s study looked at different types of employment to see if the ... 11/09/2008 02:10 am Harrassment more likely for part-timers WOMEN in casual or contract jobs are the most likely targets for sexual harassment in Australian workplaces, according to a new study. ... 10/09/2008 02:00 pm Sexual harassment 10 times more likely in casual and contract jobs Women employed in casual and contract jobs are up to 10 times more likely to experience unwanted sexual advances than those in permanent full time positions, a University of Melbourne study has found. ... 06/08/2008 10:28 am Townsville - jobsville There were more than 1500 permanent, casual and part-time jobs available in Townsville last month, according to the Townsville Bulletin's recruiter liftout. ... 16/07/2008 01:17 pm Corowa approves McDonalds Obviously they’re not interested in becoming a Cittaslow ! According to a report in today’s Border Mail the not-too-far-away Murray River town of Corowa is set to get a $5 million McDonald’s family restaurant by Christmas creating 20 full-time jobs and about 100 casual positions. Corowa shi ... 11/07/2008 07:07 am Jobs take a casual and temporary turn Jobs take a casual and temporary turn... 11 Jul 2008 07:07 AM ... 07/07/2008 10:00 am Research underlines need for universal paid maternity leave for women and job security New research released today about how women use maternity leave, underlines the need for a universal, national paid maternity leave scheme says the ACTU. ACTU President Sharan Burrow said: “We believe this study and other research supports the view of unions that women need a government and busine ... 26/06/2008 02:00 pm Google's Open Source Android OS Will Free the Wireless Web <!-- pageType= magazinewide slug= ff_android section= techbiz subsection= media headline= Google's Open Source Android Phone Will Free the Wireless Web authorName= Daniel Roth creditType= photo credit= Joe Pugliese caption= Known in Silicon Valley as a brilliant gadget guy, Andy Rubin wants t ... 26/06/2008 02:00 pm Google's Open Source Android OS Will Free the Wireless Web <!-- pageType= magazinewide slug= ff_android section= techbiz subsection= media headline= Google's Open Source Android Phone Will Free the Wireless Web authorName= Daniel Roth creditType= photo credit= Joe Pugliese caption= Known in Silicon Valley as a brilliant gadget guy, Andy Rubin wants t ... 16/06/2008 08:45 am Haven for the have-nots (reply) there was a great article in the Canberra Times on Friday called Haven for the have-nots http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/haven-for-the-havenots/789430.aspx REPLY Great article James, its good to see that someone is noticing the good work that they do at Havelock house. Well ... 29/04/2008 10:00 am New figures show 14 weeks paid maternity leave more critical than ever Australian women are going backwards in terms of paid maternity leave, putting the health of new mothers and babies at risk and undermining the capacity of many families to keep up mortgage repayments, says ACTU President Sharan Burrow. New figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics sho ... 21/04/2008 06:05 pm Teens job site set to revolutionise youth recruitment sector A new national website has been launched that is specifically aimed at helping teenagers to find casual, part-time or permanent jobs and employers of all sizes to easily target young job seekers at a low cost. ... 04/04/2008 10:05 am User - and PC User Group - hell Spare a thought for the average Aussie computer user. He's trapped in some hellish time warp, his techno-skills lagging as much as a decade behind what's required to cope with the technology that's moved into the house. That's the arresting verdict of a survey conducted by Galaxy Res ...