Issue No 105 | 03 August 2001 | |
NewsProtecting Children, Protecting JobsBy Andrew Casey
NSW child care workers will this month consider how the working-with-children laws - which bar some people from working with our kids - has operated in its first twelve months. " The laws, introduced by the State Government, help to create workplaces where our children are safe and protected," says Sonia Minutillo, from the LHMU Child Care Union. " However child care workers and their union are concerned that these new laws work properly, do not unfairly deny people jobs and are not an excessive invasion of our members' privacy." The LHMU Caring for the Future child care conference will be held in Sydney on Saturday 25th August 2001. The NSW Commissioner for Children and Young People, Gillian Calvert, will discuss the first year of operation of the working-with-children laws at the LHMU's child care conference. Background checks Employers must now check, against a national database, all applicants for jobs working with children - both paid and voluntary workers. In the first six months of the operation of the new laws - which came into place in July 2000 - employers were required to check if any existing employees working with children had been convicted of a serious sex offense. " The Caring for the Future conference is expected to attract a large and enthusiastic audience of child care workers. " Last year we had more than 100 people attending and getting involved in some spirited debate over the future of our industry," Sonia Minutillo said. For further information about the conference and how to book a place click here.
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Interview: Whose Advocate? Employment Advocate Jonathon Hamberger argues the case for his organisation's survival and reveals his secret union past. Politics: CHOGM: What Should Unions Do? Activists Peter Murphy and Vince Caughley kick off the debate about what is the appropriate action ot take when CHOGM leaders meet in Brisbane E-Change: 2.1 - The Changing Corporate Landscape In the second part of their series on the impact of new technology, Peter Lewis and Michael Gadiel try to understand the new corporate playing field. Unions: Hamburgled Jim Marr reports that the Employment Advocate has been handed a chance to salvage some credibility by cleaning up anti-union practices in the call centre industry. Economics: Privatisation: The Dangerous Road Frank Stilwell argues that the corporate collapses of HIH and One Tel are potent reminders of the downside of �people�s capitalism�. History: Hard-Earned Lessons Art Shostack looks at the legacy of the landmark strike by PATCO air traffic controllers 20 years ago. International: Political Prisoner Greenpeace campaigner Nic Clyde, facing up to six years gaol in the United States for taking part in a non-violent protest, speaks exclusively with workers Online. Review: Seven Pubs and Seven Nights Labor Council's newest recruit, Susan Sheather, shows she respects tradition by going in search of the perfect bar Satire: Obituary: Mr Rob Cartwright - Captain of Industry In all fields of endeavour, there are those who command our respect through their sheer commitment to excellence. One such titan was Rob Cartwright, whose chosen field, the obscure HR discipline of "moving people onto individual contracts" lost its greatest practitioner and champion late last night, following a tragic self-inflicted accident.
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