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Redundancies are never far from the headlines these days but while some sectors are shedding staff others complain about not being able to find enough workers. A recent Bank West Skills Shortage Survey found nearly 41 per cent of the businesses quizzed were taking three months or more to recruit a new staff member.
The country's top spy boss says ASIO must recruit more Muslims as the fear of a home-grown terror attack remained a "real threat".
The oil and gas industry is hoping to attract new recruits by staging a live career show for tertiary students in Perth on February 24, 2012.
Sacked Westpac workers are being forced to train their replacements. The Finance Sector Union says at least 188 employees have been made redundant in a large-scale restructure.
Tanika Perry was born into a love of rugby league.Her father is a passionate league man and sponsors the local team, the Forster-Tuncurry Hawkes, on the NSW north coast.
Australia is a small place and the mining boom is huge so not surprisingly many of us know someone who has “gone to the mines” according to new research.
Unions will resume pay negotiations with the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank at the end of this month after winning concessions in December.
Work in the 1960s revolved around a nine-to-five workday, men supported their wives and children at home and jobs usually involved physical labour.
Technology will be among the biggest recruitment issues for 2012, connecting people with jobs more quickly but not necessarily correctly.
Most contractors and temps choose a less permanent work option for lifestyle reasons but would also take a permanent job if it was offered.
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