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• Staff retention by design.

  - 2007-05-21

  Byline: Amita Tandukar May 21, 2007 (BRW - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Workplace design is becoming of increased interest to business managers, according to Dr Scott Drake. Drake is from the University of Melbourne, which launched a course in workplace design in 2006. He...

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• Newcastle benefits from fund to smooth workplace changes.

  - 2006-09-05

  Byline: Brendan O'Keefe Sep 05, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- On 5 September 2006, Australia's Education Minister, Julie Bishop, announced the allocation of an additional $A53 million to universities. The nation's tertiary education institutions will share the funds, which...

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• Job stress hits health.

  - 2006-08-29

  Byline: Lisa Bigelow Aug 29, 2006 (Packaging - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A report released in August 2006 highlights human health problems caused directly by stress in the workplace. The document was prepared for the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation VicHealth by a research...

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• Report slams workplace agreements.

  - 2003-03-24

  Mar 24, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) A study commissioned by the Victorian Government is critical of Australian Workplace Agreements AWAs. Conducted by two University of Melbourne academics, Richard Mitchell and Joel Fetter, the study found that most AWAs were...

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• See you in court.

  - 2002-02-11

  February, 2002 HR Monthly ABIX via COMTEX -- The Australian Government is committed to supporting action by businesses against unions. Tony Abbott, the Minister for Workplace Relations, has signalled the new militant approach to industrial relations. However, Herman Borenstein, a senior legal counsel...

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