Age diversity programs: the best of the best

22/10/2018 0 Comments read Human Resource

By Neena Bhandari

Sydney, 22.10.2018 (AHRI HRM Magazine): As working years now span from late teens to beyond 70 years, HR professionals are reinventing recruitment and training practices to accommodate the opportunities and challenges a multi-generational workforce brings to a business.

From offering flexible working hours to combining work and study, HR is taking various measures to attract, retain and support older and younger employees. The following organisations are going above and beyond in this space – they’re all finalists for the Susan Ryan Age Diversity Award at this year’s AHRI Awards.

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Mentoring creates an unbreakable HR bond

31/07/2018 0 Comments read Human Resource

By Neena Bhandari

A supportive professional relationship and a shared Gallic interest have brought lasting friendship for two HR practitioners.

Audrey was looking for someone to give her open and honest feedback and Sheree was eager to give back to the HR community. This combination brought the two women together in a mentor partnership that has seen both women develop and hone their skills.

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Is this innovative program the best way to get skilled migrants into work?

14/07/2017 0 Comments read Features, Human Resource

By Neena Bhandari

Sydney, 14.07.2017 (HRM): Of the highly trained humanitarian skilled migrants entering Australia, few end up in jobs that make use of their skills. Some companies, however, are beginning to realise what they’re missing out on.

Rami Yousifani, a graduate in computer communications engineering from the Al-Mansour University College in Baghdad, arrived in Australia under the Special Humanitarian Program last September. Despite having in-demand skills, he was one of many skilled migrants almost certain of not finding employment.

“I didn’t have an Australian degree, local work experience or local references, which I was told were essential for getting a job. So, I decided to refine my communication skills and enrolled at an English language school, Navitas English in Fairfield,” says Yousifani.

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