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'Scene set for rates cut' despite steady employment figures

August 7, 2008 17:08:00

An economist says a bigger than expected increase in employment last month will not deter the RBA from cutting interest rates.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, consumer-finance, economic-trends, industry, banking, community-and-society, unemployment, government-and-politics, work, australia

Jobs lost in wine restructure

August 7, 2008 14:45:00

About 350 jobs will be affected by a restructuring of Constellation Wines Australia, which owns the Leasingham and Stonehaven brands in South Australia.[MORE]

Tags: food-and-beverage, viticulture, work, sa, clare-5453, padthaway-5271, reynella-5161, wa

Don workers face uncertain future

August 7, 2008 14:09:00

Toowoomba's Mayor says 190 Don KRC workers in the city will not know their future until the end of October.[MORE]

Tags: food-and-beverage, local-government, pig-production, work, toowoomba-4350

Teys signs new workplace agreement

August 7, 2008 13:49:00

Naracoorte beef processor Teys Bros says its 280 employees stand to benefit from its new four year workplace agreement.[MORE]

Tags: food-and-beverage, industrial-relations, food-processing, work, mount-gambier-5290, naracoorte-5271

'Abused' crewmen brought ashore in SA

August 7, 2008 13:00:00

A merchant ship has left Australia for China after four Turkish crewmen were allowed ashore.[MORE]

Tags: unions, health, work, sea-transport, sa, port-augusta-5700, port-pirie-5540, whyalla-5600

Workplace Ombudsman to audit Vic farmers

August 7, 2008 09:24:00

The Federal Workplace Ombudsman will crack down on Victorian farmers who do not keep proper employment records for their staff.[MORE]

Tags: business-regulation, farm-labour, work, ballarat-3350, bendigo-3550

Union urges halt to DPI restructure

August 7, 2008 08:50:00

Union officials are calling on the Premier to intervene in plans to restructure Victoria's Department of Primary Industries (DPI).[MORE]

Tags: states-and-territories, unions, rural, work, horsham-3400, mildura-3500, rainbow-3424, stawell-3380, walpeup-3507

More teachers stop work over staffing concerns

August 7, 2008 08:37:00

The industrial dispute over the New South Wales Government's changes to school staffing policies is widening.[MORE]

Tags: industrial-relations, schools, teachers, states-and-territories, work, bellingen-2454, coffs-harbour-2450, urunga-2455, woolgoolga-2456

Four 'abused' crew can leave ship: union

August 6, 2008 15:05:00

A union says four Turkish crew were stopped from leaving a ship at Whyalla and had been 'abused'.[MORE]

Tags: unions, health, work, sea-transport, sa, port-augusta-5700, port-pirie-5540, whyalla-5600

Deterrent penalties handed down for underpaying staff

August 6, 2008 13:06:00

Two southern Tasmanian hotel operators have been fined more than $9,500 for underpaying staff. [MORE]

Tags: courts-and-trials, work, tas, glenorchy-7010

Retaining staff 'not rocket science'

August 6, 2008 13:06:00

The Economic Development Department wants more Tasmanians employed and is teaching business owners how to attract and retain their workforce.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, retraining, work, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Stawell Mayor up-beat despite job cuts

August 6, 2008 13:04:00

The Mayor of the Northern Grampians Shire, Bryan Small, is confident the Western Victorian town of Stawell will bounce back from recent job cuts.[MORE]

Tags: company-news, unemployment, local-government, work, ballarat-3350, horsham-3400, stawell-3380

SPC cuts won't 'affect growers'

August 6, 2008 12:18:00

The Canning Fruit Growers Association says Goulburn Valley orchardists will not be affected by SPC Ardmona's job cuts.[MORE]

Tags: company-news, fruits, work, albury-2640, mooroopna-3629, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690

Longreach mum vies for top apprentice gong

August 6, 2008 10:19:00

A Longreach woman will head to Brisbane next month to compete for the State Apprentice of the Year Award.[MORE]

Tags: apprenticeships, awards-and-prizes, work, longreach-4730, mount-isa-4825

Walgett High teachers stop work over staffing

August 6, 2008 09:11:00

The Walgett High School will be disrupted by industrial action today as teachers press for changes to new staffing arrangements.[MORE]

Tags: industrial-relations, teachers, states-and-territories, work, dubbo-2830, walgett-2832

Same-sex couples given equal access to parental leave

August 6, 2008 08:41:00

The ACT Government has passed laws to end discrimination against parents in same-sex relationships.[MORE]

Tags: state-parliament, parenting, work, act, canberra-2600

Research drain bad for business, warns academic

August 6, 2008 07:28:00

An academic warns lack of job prospects will force more researchers overseas, hurting business.[MORE]

Tags: economic-trends, university-and-further-education, federal-state-issues, federal-parliament, research, work, sa, adelaide-5000, bedford-park-5042

More funding needed to keep Merbein CSIRO lab

August 6, 2008 07:26:00

The CSIRO says it is now considering if its laboratory at Merbein, near Mildura, can be kept open.[MORE]

Tags: rural, science-and-technology, work, merbein-3505, mildura-3500

Vic Govt announces major changes to DPI

August 5, 2008 19:10:00

The Victorian Government has announced major changes to the state's Department of Primary Industries.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, rural, work, vic, eildon-3713, queenscliff-3225

Gas crisis hurts interstate worker campaign: chamber

August 5, 2008 11:13:00

The Mid West Chamber of Commerce and Industry says the gas crisis has dented a campaign designed to attract workers to the region from the eastern states.[MORE]

Tags: work, geraldton-6530

Indigenous mine training scheme vies for award

August 5, 2008 10:39:00

A program for Indigenous mining trainees in Newman has been nominated as a finalist in the Western Australia Training Awards.[MORE]

Tags: mining, indigenous, university-and-further-education, awards-and-prizes, work, broome-6725, karratha-6714, newman-6753

Indigenous plan will kick-start welfare transition: Pearson

August 5, 2008 00:36:00

Noel Pearson says he is confident private businesses will create 50,000 jobs for Indigenous Australians.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, community-and-society, indigenous, welfare, work, australia

Enormous support for Indigenous jobs plan: Forrest

August 4, 2008 20:40:00

Australia's richest man, Andrew Forrest, says he has received enormous support across the nation for his plan to create 50,000 jobs for Indigenous Australians within two years.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, indigenous, people, work, australia

Albany council CEO to quit

August 4, 2008 13:40:00

The City of Albany's chief executive officer, Andrew Hammond, has announced he will step down, after nine years in the role.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, work, albany-6330