The latest update from the Australian Government’s Department of Health recommends people who have been in contact with confirmed Novel Coronavirus cases and returned travellers who have been in Hubei Province of China must be isolated in their homes for 14 days from the time of last contact with the confirmed case, or from the…
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Local employment service provider MatchWorks will help close the gap in Indigenous employment with the launch of Deadly Yakka programs across Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland during February. Indigenous unemployment is three times higher than it is for non-Indigenous community members. Deadly Yakka is helping address this issue by delivering a tailored two-week program…
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Southern Cross Cleaning prides themselves on providing five-star service to their commercial clients across Australia. For this family-owned business, finding reliable, trustworthy staff who can perform to a high standard is a must. To make this happen, management have embraced diversity recruitment solutions and are a shining example of how hiring people with disability doesn’t…
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MatchWorks and genU Ability had 10 staff members attend the two-day Better Together conference last Friday and Saturday at the Williamstown Town Hall. The conference explored current issues facing the LGBTIQ+ community, bringing together voices from Aboriginal communities, people with disability, the deaf community, as well as multicultural and multi-faith communities. More than 700 people…
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Workplace strategies that you can implement today Renae Lowry, Executive General Manager, MatchWorks As the third and final article in our series on family and domestic violence in Australia, this piece is focused on action. I’ll take you through tangible strategies that have the power to change the trajectory of this issue. And, while I…
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Alan Stringer knows a thing or two about the value of support. A diagnosis of Query Fever (Q Fever)* turned the former South Australian National Football League player and coach’s life upside down 15 years ago. What followed was two shoulder operations and five years of limited work – eventually, a deep depression set in….
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Exploring the intersections of family violence with three vulnerable groups Renae Lowry, Executive General Manager, MatchWorks When I speak to people about family violence, I immediately remind them that it’s not like what you see on the media. It’s also not an issue that’s “out there”, it’s happening all over Australia and it doesn’t discriminate,…
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This is a collective call to arms for workplaces to rally change Renae Lowry, Executive General Manager, MatchWorks Family and domestic violence has now reached a point in Australia where one woman each week and one man a month are losing their lives. Together, we can make powerful changes to stop the cycle of family…
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Adelaide job seekers are accelerating their way to work with the help of MatchWorks as part of the Australian Government’s new jobactive employment services trial, which will redesign the way services are delivered. Under the new jobactive trial, job seekers who are job-ready and digitally literate will initially access online tools and services, and contact…
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Local employment service provider MatchWorks partnered with Melbourne City Football Club to launch the first City at Work employability, health and wellbeing program for unemployed mature-age job seekers in North East Melbourne yesterday. City at Work is a four-week employment program for mature-age job seekers aged 45 plus. This life-changing program focuses on strengthening people’s…
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