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Because I had the twins later in life I found it very hard to adjust to not working. I’ve had a job of some description since I was fourteen years old and suffered a lot from the age old ‘woman’s problem’ of not having money of my own. Before motherhood I had been in the [...]
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Lifestyle Careers is a niche job board targeted to job seekers who are looking for more flexible work options. First launched ten months ago, Lifestyle Careers was re-launched this week on a new job board platform. A finalist in the 2009 REA Recruitment Industry Awards, the revamped job board has made it easier for job [...]
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A Western Sydney mother of two has been told by her employer she can no longer work a family-friendly shift which allows her to collect her children from school because it is her job to “manage” her family and not her employers. Skye Chapman has been ordered by her employer Kagan Logistics to change shifts [...]
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Listening to Emma Grey speak at a business event recently, there was absolutely no doubt in my mind this is a woman whose got it ‘sorted’. Calm, modulated, articulate and harbouring the uncanny ability to slam you with ‘aha’ moments, I sat in a quasi-meet-the-swami mode, undulating between the fact that this is just a [...]
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New information for both employers and employees about the Paid Parental Leave Scheme has been released by the Federal Government. As part of the 2009/10 Federal Budget, the Australian Government is introducing the Paid Parental Leave (PPL) Scheme. The scheme will be made available for parents who are primary carers of children that have been [...]
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As we emerge from the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) relatively unscathed, Australians are looking differently at life and leading the way in a return to Global Financial Optimism (GFO). An international study commissioned by American Express, has shed some light on this trend and identifies the rise of the ‘Potentialists’, a resilient group who are [...]
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Some executives are climbing to the top of the corporate ladder only to find once they get there, they are unfulfilled. No longer content to spend their entire working lives chasing a bigger salary and the corner office, they are leaving the corporate world behind to take up roles in not for profit organisations. After [...]
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Australia’s outstanding organisations for supporting women at work have been shortlisted in the lead-up to the 2009 Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) Annual Business Achievement Awards (BAAs). The EOWA’s Business Achievement Awards recognises those organisations that provide excellent workplace initiatives and conditions, as well as individual leaders who are setting the [...]
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With the announcement of paid parental leave coming into force in early 2011, Australia’s leading gender diversity expert, Maureen Frank, has released my mentor – parental leave a practical guide for employees on how to plan for, and transition back from, parental leave. Maureen has also shared with us her top tips for returning to [...]
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