2008-11-20
Yahoo! News Australia
Paid maternity leave must happen: ACTU (AAP)
12:02 am Related Articles Report predicts rise in homeless, single women November 19, 2008, 9:35 pm Beazley against Defence plan delay November 19, 2008, 11:01 pm The ACTU has warned the federal government that paid maternity leave is not negotiable and must be delivered in next year's...
2008-11-20
The Daily Telegraph
Today's teens value equality, joy
GENERATION Y has a reputation for being ambitious and money-hungry but those in their wake are shaping up as having far more egalitarian concerns. Today's teens would rather be happy in a job and work for an employer that treats people equally than one that can offer plenty of perks, research...
2008-11-19
Business.gov.au
Disability confidence
The Disability confidence website has been established to help you understand and meet the requirements of people with disability. The site also demonstrates the benefits of being a disability accessible business, such as reaching a wider market of potential customers and attracting and..
2008-11-19
Australian IT
Slapped down by helping hand
Article from: The Australian QUOTAS are back in the news. So is wrist slashing. This time the clarion call comes from a few new voices in an old...
2008-11-19
Adelaide Now
Health experts warn 18 weeks maternity leave not enough
WOMEN will stop breastfeeding at 18 weeks and put their baby on the bottle if a proposed paid maternity leave scheme goes ahead, health experts warn. Giving evidence to a Productivity Commission hearing in Canberra yesterday, the Public Health Association of Australia warned that the proposed model...
2008-11-19
Adelaide Now
Advertiser Editorial: Maternity issue not just about leave
THERE is no guarantee that a taxpayer-funded maternity leave scheme will go ahead next year but, even so, Australia should be applauded for investigating such a...
2008-11-19
The Age
Banking on value of human capital
Citigroup jobs around the world are likely to be cut. Photo: Digital artwork: Jo Gay Ben Schneiders BANKS risk losing talented younger staff and future leaders by cutting too deeply during the economic...
2008-11-18
Brisbane Times
Navy to close for Christmas
Navy chiefs battling a staffing crisis have taken the unprecedented step of ordering a two-month shutdown over Christmas, and have told personnel with child-care problems that they can work from...
2008-11-17
Radio Australia
Prejudice blamed on low female Australian executive numbers
New research has found a systematic bias against women is behind the low number of female board directors in Australia. The report is based on interviews with female non-executive directors and chairmen, in some of Australia's top...
2008-11-17
ALB Australia
OPINION: Is there a glass ceiling for female lawyers?
Just 90 years after winning the right to practice law, woman currently make up 68% of all law graduates, which is a remarkable achievement. However, females account for only 16% of partners, and less than 3% of managing partners and/or CEO's which raises questions of gender equality at the senior management..