Have you ever dreamed of launching a tirade of abuse at the boss before exiting in a blaze of glory? Then this blog’s for you. In my 25-year career, I’ve worked for seven full-time employers (including my current gig). That’s…
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Haigh’s Chocolates in Adelaide is a participant in a Foundation Skills Pilot program that Ai Group is currently conducting in manufacturing companies in three states. The program is targeted at the literacy and numeracy needs of the workforce – in…
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We are now less than a month away from the Olympics in Brazil. There’s a high national expectation that Australia should finish the medal count in the top 10 at these Games – as we have at each Summer Games…
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There can be many distractions and a lot of tasks to juggle in the modern workplace. But should those who define themselves as ‘multi-taskers’ be praised or performance-managed? It’s been a busy time in the Ai Group Communications team of…
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The Defence White Paper 2016, released on 25 February this year, along with the accompanying Defence Industry Policy Statement (DIPS), recognised defence industry as a Fundamental Input to Capability (FIC) for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Lockheed Martin Australia, in…
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This post sets out what we know about the new Senate so far, the positions of the likely players, and the implications for industry. Counting is still underway in the aftermath of the July 2 election, and much attention is…
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As part of the Fair Work Commission’s 4 Yearly Review of Awards, the ACTU is pursuing an industrial claim for all awards to be varied to give employees who are experiencing family or domestic violence an entitlement to up to…
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