November 4 , 2005
Articles
Half of Women Want to Pack it All for an Easier Life
"More than half of female workers have already left or are seriously considering escaping conventional nine-to-five working in a bid to invent their own working patterns, according to a new report. The survey by recruitment and HR consultancy Hudson of more than 1,000 UK employees and 500 employers has found the majority (84 per cent) of professional women believe the nine-to-five routine is being spurned by their gender. They are instead preferring to follow a career path offering flexibility and professional autonomy rather than fit in with the demands of the corporate world.”
Bosses Get Right to Sack Any Time
"JOHN Howard's overhaul of Australian workplace laws will hand employers unprecedented powers to sack people for "operational reasons" and crack down on unions by severely limiting their operations. The laws will allow Australian workers to be sacked at any time - without the right to claim unfair dismissal - because of economic or technological reasons, or if a business wants to restructure operations. The changes will put strict controls on the ability of employees to take industrial action, while far-reaching powers will be handed to Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews and the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to stop strikes.”