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Business professionals are on the move, whether they like it or not.
Traditional employers, such as media organisations, the public service,
telecommunications companies, accounting firms, banks and universities
have all announced redundancy programs during the past 12 months. Job
ads are down and unemployment is rising. Some firms are accessing
cheaper services offshore. But what replaces employee commitment to an
organisation when stable, full-time jobs are replaced by casual,
contract and part-time work? Is “volatile, uncertain, complex and
ambiguous” employment the new white-collar reality? Experts from the
Australian School of Business and industry weigh in.
When a quarter of your workforce is heading for the door, it's time for
some serious strategic thinking. One Australian organisation is tackling
the outflow of thousands of mature-age workers by 2015 with a series of
policy changes and initiatives that not only glean vital information
for the...
Published 05/01/19
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