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Business hiring strategies need to be watertight
By Contributor Legal Case studies for employers
DLA Piper
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Global Financial Crisis
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Hiring Plans
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Hiring
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Discrimination
The onset of the challenging times experienced during the global financial crisis clearly had an impact on the enthusiasm for recruitment, writes Pattie Walsh.
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‘Sapphires’ of Oz protest US DVD: Racism at work?
By Agencies Job Market Trend Report
Australia
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Job Discrimination
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racism
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Australian Cinema
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Sapphires
US DVD cover’s portrayal of a white male actor as the lead shows disrespect of people of colour, say the Aboriginal Australian women whose lives inspired the acclaimed movie The Sapphires about an all-female singing group sent to entertain troops in Vietnam. Amid the uproar, American distributor apologises and may issue new cover art for future shipments
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US high court limits job-supervisor harassment suits
By Agencies Job Market Trend Report
US Supreme Court
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US High Court
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On-The-Job Harassment
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Job harassment Suit
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Workplace Litigation
Divided along ideological lines, US Supreme Court justices rule that only supervisors can be sued for on-the-job harassment. In a separate case, it raises the bar for cases where employees claim that their employer retaliated against them for complaining about discrimination
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