Griffith City Council is hoping to attract skilled workers from the UK and across Europe to fill vacant positions. The NSW council will attend the Work Worldwide Expo in…
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Financial meltdown producing a rich skills pool
Government HR managers and public sector recruiters should be proactively going after the thousands of Australians who’ve lost their jobs in the financial crisis with incentives to return home, a…
US State Government recruits from Second Life
The 3-D virtual world Second Life. In an innovate move to tackle its ageing IT workforce, the state of Missouri has recruited its first IT employee from an internet-based virtual world….
WA first state to adopt skills shortage program
The Western Australian workforce will be the first to benefit from a Federal Government program designed to address skills shortages across a range of industries. The Productivity Places Program aims…
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By Jane Garcia in Sydney NSW Local Government Minister Paul Lynch has expressed his desire not have a ‘schoolmaster’ relationship with the state’s councils but work together to “develop solutions…
Guidelines tackle alcohol and drugs at work
By Adam Coleman WorkCover NSW has launched revised guidelines to tackle alcohol and other drug use in the workplace to help employers identify and manage the risks. According to WorkCover…
NSW job sites aim to attract council employees
By Adam Coleman The Local Government and Shires Association (LGSA) of New South Wales and MyCareer.com.au have joined forces to create an online job site that specifically promotes local government…