Jamelle Agbuis

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New research from the UK has found that women who wear skirts in the workplace are both more likely to be favorably perceived and get promoted.

In the current economic climate organisations cannot afford to relax their search for talent - it's a case of secure the best and brightest, or have yours taken.

Job hotspots identified in the October-December Hays Quarterly Report include Recruitment Advisors, who are in demand across Australia's HR sector.

The St. George Banking Group has named current RAMS head of franchise Clive Kirkpatrick as its new general manager of broking across St. George, Bank of Melbourne and BankSA brands.

Home loan competition between the banks has primarily benefited high income earners, it has been claimed.

Medium and high density developments are set to trump those in the urban fringe, RP Data has suggested.

Aussie Home Loans has pushed its recruitment drive into WA, seeking to draw franchisees from both within and outside the financial services industry.

A Sydney real estate group has claimed a 20% spike in first homebuyer enquiries ahead of changes to stamp duty concessions in NSW.

It is great to see Aussie brands we know and love taking an interest in the need to be green and putting their money and research into re-creating their traditional products.

Saracens kept in touch with Aviva Premiership leaders Harlequins by claiming a comfortable 25-5 victory over Newcastle at Vicarage Road.

I'm a bit unconventional in my background. I did some different things before I moved to HR. I come from a TV background - I spent five years in tv, working with SBS and moving around various production departments there, but not in HR. I then moved into HR and spent some time at Vodafone setting up their greenfields site in Tasmania, a 600 seat call centre.

When I was an academic (in a previous life), I noticed that people in this environment were drawn to complexity. They would always find the most complicated way to explain something and always gravitated towards the most complex solution to a problem.

One of the most popular goals in workplace coaching programs is to find 'work-life balance'. Work-life balance is such an overused term, as far as I am concerned, because many people don't do 'balance'; they are involved in some elaborate juggling act. I think of a circus character walking across the tightrope, metres up in the air, with no safety net, just a big pole to create balance.

Understanding your risk profile at the start of your outsourcing journey can save you and your company a lot of time, money and potential issues. So why should you care about business process outsourcing (BPO)?

China and Vietnam maybe at odds over claims in the South China Sea, particularly the Paracel and Spratly Islands, but they seem to be agreeing on one thing: taking control of its internet users.

Three women in Africa and the Middle East were named winners of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, an award that recognized the Arab Spring with a pointed emphasis on women's rights in the region, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 7.

Tries from wings Christian Wade and Tom Varndell and 17 points from the boot of Nick Robinson steered Wasps to a 27-24 win over Bath.

A voice for endangered animals everywhere.

The toxicity potential of synthetic food colors is complex and controversial. Color additives are mostly used to make high-calorie, low-nutrition foods appear healthy. Many, including Dr. Alexander Weil, claim those additives are toxic or carcinogenic. They usually show up on labels with the color and a code number.

Absenteeism and presenteeism (being present without being productive), costs Australian employers $10.11bn every year, and new research has shown the top reason is actually stress.

Experience the magic that is India with this ten-day itinerary that starts and ends in Delhi and includes both the architectural wonders of the region and breathtaking views of golden cities rising from the desert.

China Beach, otherwise known as My Khe, My An and Non Nuoc beaches to the local Vietnamese in Danang who never saw the late 1980s TV series with the same name, was the site of R&R facilities for American soldiers during the Vietnam War.

In this month's Industry Interview we chat to Stephanie Yoder, a freelance travel writer and founder of the popular travel blog Twenty-Something Travel. She is a non-9-to-5 enthusiast, a self-described "Girl who can't sit still" and on a mission to encourage others to launch their own international adventures. On a smaller note, I think she's got one of the best blog headers going!

Despite the solid rebound in market confidence last week (well, up to Friday night in the US), the European debt problems haven't gone away.

Hopefully it will be a quieter week ahead of us after the dramas and moves of last week, especially from central banks in Australia, the UK and Europe.

A new study from Stanford University’s School of Medicine, in the US, has found perinatal and pregnant women who consume a healthy diet stand a lesser risk of having a baby with birth defects.

Despite a better than expected jobs report for September, Wall Street closed in the red on Friday after the credit rating warnings for Italy and Spain scared investors and downgrades for European and UK banks sent American bank shares sharply lower.

Despite continuing concerns by local fishermen about the safety of fishing in Gladstone Harbour, central Queensland, a three-week fishing ban previously imposed on the harbour by the Queensland Government was lifted today.