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• Give more thought to impacts of downsizing.

  - 2007-06-18

  Jun 18, 2007 (Benchmarking HR - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Organisational restructuring and downsizing have a serious effect on the health of workers. Professor Michael Quinlan, of the School of Organisation & Management at the University of New South Wales, wrote in his recently published paper...

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• Angst of city's sex workers.

  - 2006-07-19

  Byline: Adele Horin Jul 19, 2006 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- About three-quarters of sex workers on Sydney's streets were sexually abused as children, according to new research. More than 80 per cent are heroin addicts, about the same...

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• Casual workers not "cheaper alternative".

  - 2006-05-25

  May 25, 2006 (Benchmarking HR - ABIX via COMTEX) -- There is an expectation that the Australian Government's new WorkChoices regime will prompt companies to increase their numbers of casual staff. However, companies that adopt this strategy with the expectation that their costs may fall could...

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• Government accused: next workplace changes will put young at risk.

  - 2006-04-23

  Byline: Debra Jopson Apr 23, 2006 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian Government has been accused of undermining occupational health and safety (OH&S). Michael Quinlan, a professor at the University of New South Wales School of Organisation &...

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• Tax workers flock back to university.

  - 2006-03-19

  Byline: Rachel Nickless Mar 19, 2006 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- An increasing number of Australian taxation professionals are undertaking postgraduate tax courses. Postgraduate qualifications...

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• A long way to the top.

  - 2003-06-03

  Jun 03, 2003 (HR Monthly - ABIX via COMTEX) Occupational health and safety OHS should be an integral part of organisational policy in all businesses. Michael Quinlan, professor at the School of Industrial Relations at the University of New South Wales, says that...

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• Retain older workers: report.

  - 2003-04-23

  Apr 22, 2003 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) The decreasing number of older workers will affect the economic growth of Australia. The Business Council of Australia and the ACTU commissioned a report on older people in the workforce. Sol Encel, of the University...

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