Engineering's big overhaul
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Consultants have never been so busy, but a squeeze on fees is prompting mergers and new approaches to projects. A survey was conducted, which attributed their growth to three factors, one statistical, the other two reflecting macro changes at a corporate and government level that are unlikely to be reversed.
Publication Name: Business Review Weekly
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0727-758X
Year: 2004
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Sack and be sorry: small companies often lack the resources and the experience to deal with unfair-dismissal claims, to their great cost
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A case related to unfair dismissal of employees from small businesses is described. The Industrial Relations Commission introduced conciliators, typically registered staff and retired IRC members to ease the workload and speed the process in small businesses.
Publication Name: Business Review Weekly
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0727-758X
Year: 2004
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Unlikely ally
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The federal opposition leader Simon Crean talks about business and the political perception in an attempt to win the corporate constituency. Crean is also raising population issues, in a move to enlist business support.
Publication Name: Business Review Weekly
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0727-758X
Year: 2003
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