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Employers holding on to staff made all the difference

27 March 2010

In this downturn, hours were cut but fewer workers were laid off... read full story

Why people kept jobs in this recession

27 March 2010

A major reason the recent recession led to the smallest of increases in unemployment was the mildness of that recession. That's obvious. But the reverse also holds: a major reason the recession was so mild was the smallness of the rise in unemployment... read full story

Bin those old ideas

13 March 2010

Retirees are tipping long-held ideals on their head, writes Joshua Jennings... read full story

Employers oppose minimum hours rule

23 February 2010

AUSTRALIA'S largest employer group has joined the push to cut the minimum-hours rule for retail workers and also wants there to be no restrictions on younger workers if the "employee agrees"... read full story

Fair Work rejects attempt to remove overtime pay

7 January 2010

Deal failed the 'no disadvantage' test... read full story

Nurses keep penalty rates

7 January 2010

FAIR Work Australia has rejected a pay deal for nurses at one of the nation's biggest aged-care operators that sought to remove overtime penalty rates when staff volunteered to work extra hours... read full story

Small business in for a shock

16 December 2009

FEWER than half of Australia's small businesses are adequately prepared to deal with a further round of family friendly workplace laws that will take effect next month... read full story

Lone mums work with or without support

3 December 2009

WHETHER a single mother is receiving child support or not does not seem to make a difference to whether she chooses to work, research suggests... read full story

Myth of 'sponging' single mum busted

3 December 2009

WHETHER a single mother is receiving child support or not does not seem to make a difference to whether she chooses to work, research suggests... read full story

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