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What: Sheriffs down tools and hold protest When: 8.30am Where: Gosford, Newcastle, Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, Lismore, & Tamworth Courthouses Why: Sheriffs will walk off the job over staffing crisis Contact: 0405 285 547 Press Release: Sheriffs walk off the job over staffing crisis and poor pay Sheriffs from … Continued
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Media release | Monday, July 1 2024 New rights for volunteer union delegates are set to make workplaces more, not less, cooperative, according to a new analysis by the Australia Institute. The changes coming into effect from today – under the federal government’s Closing Loopholes Act – guarantee the rights of volunteer union delegates to … Continued
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Imagine having more than 20 years’ experience, working on major projects around the globe, yet a lack of familiarity with Australia’s engineering workforce culture is hindering employment prospects. That’s the conundrum facing many skilled migrants across the country and La Trobe University has the solution: a new Industry-Integrated Master of Engineering Program that upskills engineers … Continued
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The Productivity Commission’s latest productivity bulletin shows labour productivity stagnated in the March quarter, with a 0.1% increase in output matched by a similar increase in hours worked. This figure means that there was no labour productivity growth over the 12 months to March 2024 with the level remaining just above the 2015–2019 average. “With … Continued
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An international team of researchers have investigated the relationship between public opinion and the labour market outcomes for underrepresented races and ethnicities in the USA. Published in Nature Human Behaviour, the research is the first of its kind to explore the effects of racial bias and political rhetoric against Asians in the US labour market. … Continued
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Diversity Council Australia (DCA) is pleased to announce Sunita Gloster AM has officially been appointed Chair of its Board and welcomes two new Board Directors. Sunita joined DCA’s Board as a Board Director in May and was appointed as Chairperson following today’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). Ian Goshko, Global Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Telstra, … Continued
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The key to easing Australia’s skills shortages could be closer to home than anticipated, with new research commissioned by non-profit SSI showing more than 620,000 migrant workers already in the country do not have the opportunity to fully use their skills. Despite typically having higher qualification levels than their Australian-born counterparts, almost half (44%) of … Continued
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Industry and community sector leaders from LinkedIn, Allianz Australia, Diversity Council of Australia, Business NSW and Business Western Sydney are coming together on world Refugee Day, June 20, to launch Australian first research revealing over 620,000 skilled migrants already living in Australia could provide an untapped solution to national skills shortages if they were able to … Continued
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Industry and community sector leaders from LinkedIn, Allianz Australia, Diversity Council of Australia, Business NSW and Business Western Sydney are coming together on world Refugee Day, June 20, to launch Australian first research revealing over 620,000 skilled migrants already living in Australia could provide an untapped solution to national skills shortages if they were able to … Continued
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Diversity Council Australia (DCA) is helping Australian workplaces harness the power of inclusion through evidence-based education with the launch of an updated suite of Knowledge Programs. Workplaces with high levels of diversity and inclusion (D&I) are more innovative, creative, and profitable, and education is one of the most effective ways to foster inclusion and increase … Continued
