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Woolworths' employment, supply chain policies in 2011 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... one of the largest employers in Australia, we recognise the practical contribution we can make in this area.... Pre-employment programs are designed to provide Indigenous Australian job seekers with a solid pathway into productive long-term employment ...

ANZ's employee engagement, net profit increases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... its Indigenous traineeships by 111 and noted that of those who complete a traineeship, around half go on to permanent employment with ANZ. However, the bank failed to hit its stated target of 40% of women in all levels in management, hitting 38.2%, a ...

Stockland increases green star ratings, reduces water use

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... have put in place a number of processes. Feedback is sought from new employees within the first three months of their employment, existing employees via the annual employee opinion survey, and departing employees through exit interviews. Our exit interview ...

Community finance draws eye of institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... AU$6m to Social Enterprise Solutions. Foresters is one of two fund managers selected by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations to administer the AU$20m Social Enterprise Development and Investment Fund (SEDIF). SEDIF was established ...

Christian Super allocates $6m to social enterprise fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... Finance. Foresters' Social Enterprise Solutions brand is one of two fund managers selected by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations to administer the AU$20m Social Enterprise Development and Investment Fund (SEDIF). SEDIF was ...

Miners, stakeholders agree to actions in Upper Hunter Valley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... of coal mining on a range of issues from mine rehabilitation to water assessments, long term health impacts to local employment and skills training. Earlier this year, the New South Wales Minerals Council (NSWMC) commissioned a stakeholder survey to ...

DEXUS profits up, water, energy and GHG intensity down

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... reported improved performance from management across areas including working relationships, balancing work, diversity and employment brand. Service excellence was identified as an area of development and will be a focus for the 2012 financial year. Overall ...

Skilled labour shortage potentially increases corporate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... increasingly difficult to fill skilled positions in professional and technical fields and this is increasing their focus on employment attraction and retention strategies," Regnan said in the report. "The human capital management (HCM) analysis indicates ...

Board capacity a key governance concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... should inform the board of their external commitments that might impact their ability to fulfil their responsibilities- employment as well as directorships of other profit and not-for-profit organisations. ACSI says in the guidelines that "In general ...

Institutional investors back carbon tax scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... while domestic commercial transport industries are subject to the tax. Treasury estimates industries that are 90% of employment account for less than 10% of carbon emissions. To compensate for the impact of price rises that will inevitably stem from ...