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For Stephanie, It Was All Work And No Experience

7 December 2008

ONE of the more insidious practices that Andrew Stewart referred to in his report on children in the workplace was the persistent use of unpaid "work experience" and "job trials" to exploit teenagers... read full story

Get Yourself On Hospitality Jobs A-list

8 February 2008

A1 Employment & Training Services is a Broadmeadow-based job-placement organisation funded to assist employers find the right person for the job... read full story

Full-time Finding A Job

5 February 2008

THERE'S a job on offer out Cessnock way for anyone interested... read full story

There's No Room At The Inn For Workers Who Don't Know How To Enjoy A Drink

27 December 2007

The one thing that defines hospitality workers is their enthusiasm for booze, writes Larissa Dubecki... read full story

Pay Survey Shows Bias To Employer

19 November 2007

WAGES in Victoria's retail and hospitality industries are falling well below the norm under WorkChoices, a new study shows, as workplace power swings to employers... read full story

Eventful Future Ahead

14 October 2007

A glamorous job is just a diploma away, Joan-Maree Hargreaves writes... read full story

Country Hits

9 October 2007

A fresh breed of young chefs is making waves, writes Sue Bennett. Ever since he can remember, Scott McLean wanted to be a chef. "I was always interested in food, always liked to try different dishes," he told the judges of the Young Outback Chef Scholarship 2007. "I tried a few different TAFE courses but I loved the hospitality course.".. read full story

Mission Statement Is To Make A Difference

6 October 2007

LEE READ says her role in the Prahran Mission kitchen is much more fulfilling than the cheffing positions she's held in some of Melbourne's most fashionable suburbs. As the mission's hospitality trainer, she is responsible for helping people with a mental illness get back into the work force... read full story

Workers Badly Done By As Managers Strip Rights

13 September 2007

COMPELLING evidence has emerged of how quickly bosses in retail and hospitality took advantage of WorkChoices to strip pay and conditions from their employees... read full story

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