Youth unemployment: myths and hard realities
ON LINE opinion reports...Recent reports suggest improvement to the economy, but one group of Australians feel the impact of the global financial crisis (GFC) harder than any other, and will likely be feeling that impact for years to come. Youth unemployment in Australia sky-rocketed as a result of the economic downturn.
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Source: www.onlineopinion.com.au
Friendly hand-up is all it takes to succeed
The Australian reports...Corey Dotti is young, Aboriginal, working and full of confidence. The 21-year-old site supervisor has just completed his building apprenticeship.
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Source: www.theaustralian.com.au
Redefining Diversity
Fresh Business Thinking reports...An organisation with a diverse workforce will be more flexible, creative, and possess the ability to drive innovation, building competitive advantage. However, it is somewhat rare that diversity is recognised as being able to achieve these ends. Most organisations in reality view diversity as a legislative obligation.
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Source: www.freshbusinessthinking.com
Employers anxious about hiring people with disabilities, but see their value
The Canadian Press reports...While most employers see people living with disabilities as valuable assets to the workplace, anxieties over job accommodation or firing workers discourage some from hiring them, a new study suggests.
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Local government needs more women
Echo News reports...With Mayor Jenny Dowell at the helm of the Lismore Council, it might be easy to assume that women play an equal role to men in running local government. However, statistics show that across Australia only 30% of councillors are women.
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Source : www.echonews.com.au
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