Fair Work WFH decision creates precedent

Fair Work WFH decision creates precedent

Westpac’s loss at the Fair Work Commission over a staff member’s request to permanently work from home sets a legal precedent. This week, the Fair Work Commission found in favour of an employee from Westpac’s mortgage operations team, who challenged the bank after it...
If the recruiters don’t get you the AI robots will

If the recruiters don’t get you the AI robots will

It’s as if they have put the dumbest guys in the room in charge of recruitment and AI. Insulting beyond belief. This is Anna Spargo-Ryan, The Guardian. “I’ve recently found myself back on the job market after my department was made redundant. My new life looks like...
Five timeless transferable skills

Five timeless transferable skills

I write a lot of career change resumes and transferable skills are vital. Technology is replacing many aspects of work with new opportunities and roles for expanding industries. Which is good news for some and bad for others. If you’re in administration, you might...
Resume summaries must sell you

Resume summaries must sell you

Strong resume summaries are crucial for getting short-listed. I’ve included a few of mine below. Crane driver Demonstrates 12 years of safe industrial crane operational experience in construction, mining and heavy industryenvironments. Works as a Rigger/Crane Operator...
Pregnant and applying for jobs

Pregnant and applying for jobs

“I have recently discovered I am pregnant and at the same time, I am also applying for a new job. I don’t know when to tell my future employers I am having a baby and worry that if I do tell them, I won’t get the job. What should I do?” The above question was posed in...
Google business customers see dramatic traffic drop

Google business customers see dramatic traffic drop

There are a number of forces hitting small businesses in Adelaide. People are slashing discretionary spending, there are massive rises in rent and food, hidden unemployment and bloody toxic algae on the beaches. Now Google AI is muscling on businesses which use...