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- NEWS FROM HOUSES OF WORSHIP: ‘Born Identity’ to help teens…
- Commuting woes the ‘biggest barrier to people’s dream career&#…
- Army to Focus More on Family Support
- Winning decent work for P&MS
- Developing your career in the heart of the country.(RECRUITMENT…
- Breaking down the stereotypes
- Lawrence Dix father sacked after 25 years’ service
NEWS FROM HOUSES OF WORSHIP: ‘Born Identity’ to help teens…
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscripti… – Mar 29, 2008
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Commuting woes the ‘biggest barrier to people’s dream career&#…
highbeam.com – Mar 29, 2008
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NEGOTIATING travel routes in Leeds has become so stressful that more than 37 per cent of people would commute for over an hour to get to their dream job, a survey says. Longer hours and the desire for a better work-life balance means people working in and around the city are frequently sacrificing their ideal career to avoid the trials of the rush hour, according to employment experts.
Army to Focus More on Family Support
Blackanthem.com – Mar 29, 2008
To remedy this problem, Geren said, the Army will use its expanded budget to hire full-time support personnel for family readiness groups to help spouses who also have to balance career and family responsibilities. The Army also will hire more staff for child care and youth services, he said. Another important issue the Army is working on is improving career opportunities for spouses of soldiers as they have to relocate around the country, Geren said. The Army has started the spouse employment partnership, working with industry across the country to provide greater spousal employment opportunities, he said, and the secretaries of defense and labor have entered into a joint venture to expand employment opportunities for military spouses. Geren added that the Army is seeking to better manage the force so soldiers and their families face fewer moves throughout their careers, to give spouses more opportunities for education and professional development, and to work with employers to identify more opportunities for Army spouses. “With the economy that we have now,… The Army also will hire more staff for child care and youth services, he said. Another important issue the Army is working on is improving career opportunities for spouses of soldiers as they have to relocate around the country, Geren said. The Army has started the spouse employment partnership, working with industry across the country to provide greater spousal employment opportunities, he said, and the secretaries of defense and labor have entered into a joint venture to expand employment opportunities for military spouses. Geren added that the Army is seeking to better manage the force so soldiers and their families face fewer moves throughout their careers, to give spouses more opportunities for education and professional development, and to work with employers to identify more opportunities for Army spouses. “With the economy that we have now,.
Winning decent work for P&MS
Union Network International – Mar 29, 2008
For many, promotion into managerial grades may bring a pay rise and a fancy title but often at the price of long working hours, no clear system for dealing with their own grievances and – too often – they are excluded from collective bargaining and union membership. Delegates also heard of call centre professionals in the region being subjected to ruthless hire and fire (‘employment at will’) policies from expat US bosses. The conference agreed to defend union rights for P&MS to help them win decent work and to look at building minimum employment standards and establishing gender equality. “What is happening for many professional and managerial staff is not a work-life balance but a work-work balance,” reported Prof Rene Ofreneo, of the University of the Philippines. “Asian management systems – often family based and paternalist – are giving way to the trans-nationalisation of management in what is increasingly a regional and global labour market. ” Many speakers picked up on the impact of performance payment systems – in some cases making up to 40% of salary said conference chair John De Payva of Singapore. John Vines of APESMA Australia urged unions to help members find their way through performance appraisal systems – and many young professionals do welcome feedback… The conference called for the development and promotion of new concepts for work-life balance, as delegates set priorities for the next four years. APESMA is continually asking its members – all professional and managerial staff – what they want from the union to help in their working lives. Career help, fair treatment at work and a professional voice top the wish list and the union has re-vamped its services to meet those aspirations. “We align services to meet the future objectives of professionals,” said the union’s Erin Wood. To help with career success for instance the union provides career maps, scholarships, coaching, a job agency and a union college that awards MBAs and provides professional development programmes. In Singapore the government helps subsidise life long learning and the unions there have been helping mature professionals get back on the career ladder, report Florence Fong of SMMWU. “Our aim is to enhance employability,” she told delegates.
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Developing your career in the heart of the country.(RECRUITMENT…
highbeam.com – Mar 29, 2008
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In a region so often associated with industries that are in decline it comes as a pleasant surprise to discover the grocery sector is in great shape in the Midlands. It continues to be an industry that is hugely important to the region as a contributor to the local economy and as a major employer. In the East Midlands alone the food and drink sector employs close to 300,000 people, which equates to 17. 5% of total employment [EMDA]. Ideally positioned in the heart of the country, the Midlands is the logical choice to base any business dependent on speedy distribution. With most of the UK accessible in only a few hours by road and rail it is.
Breaking down the stereotypes
NEWS.com.au – Mar 29, 2008
Hindmarsh accounting firm Brentnalls is a case in point, with about 30 of its 40 staff now women. Female partner Karen Nyberg, who is the only woman out of four partners, says at associate level three of the four positions are held by women. She says everyone at the firm appreciates the emphasis on family-friendly work practices, which includes part-time employment for students and parents. Institute regional general manager Mark Jones says "a more balanced gender membership base is good news for the accounting industry". "This is of particular importance in the current skills shortage environment," he says. "The skills shortage is showing no signs of disappearing this year and, with the demand for chartered accountants in our state remaining high, a career in accounting makes good business sense for both men and women," he says. The institute reports about 30 per cent of its members are women, compared to less than 20 per cent in 1998… In 1998, women accounted for 29 per cent of the overall membership. In SA this figure has risen from 20 per cent to 33 per cent in the past 10 years and CPA Australia president Alex Malley is delighted more women are forging careers as finance professionals. "These days men and women are looking for a career that offers a work-life balance, so they find the flexibility that accounting offers very attractive," Mr Malley says. "Women who want to have a family, work overseas or work part-time appreciate that – and then there’s the salary. "Many of those with a CPA qualification enjoy better wages than those who have just completed a degree. " Share this article.
Lawrence Dix father sacked after 25 years’ service
NEWS.com.au – Mar 29, 2008
"I would have thought this was an exceptional circumstance where the department could show some compassion and some initiative, and be proactive about supporting a 25-year staff member,” he said. The December letter said: “As a result of your unauthorised absence and your failure to respond as requested (in November), the Department concluded that you have chosen to abandon your employment and repudiate your contract of employment. Recognition of permanent employment status as a teacher has been forfeited from 17 December 2007. ” Mr Dix’s wife Annette said: "Could not somebody have picked up the phone after 25 years of service before this was sent and said `Hey Steve, are you OK?’ This is outrageous. Their lack of compassion is appalling. After 25 years, this is the way he’s treated. ” In contrast, her employer, for whom she had worked only since 2006, supported her after the tragedy, ringing regularly and giving her the time off she needed… After 25 years, this is the way he’s treated. ” In contrast, her employer, for whom she had worked only since 2006, supported her after the tragedy, ringing regularly and giving her the time off she needed. Mr Dix’s career started in 1982 when he started teaching in Government schools across WA until 2000, when he moved into administration. His final job was liaising between the department and business to help address WA’s skills shortages. Opposition education spokesman Peter Collier, who raised the department’s lack of counselling and support for the family in parliament last year _ which was acted on _ said he could not believe the shameful lack of compassion and disregard shown by the department in the dismissal. This was surprising given the serious shortages of staff the department was experiencing. “If the department hopes to attract new graduates and retain teachers in classrooms, it must be compassionate about dealing with the very real needs of people in the profession,” Mr Collier said.
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