Karingal: News: Articles

Single-minded MatchWorks strategy a winner

01 October 2008

Changing jobs can be intimidating at the best of times. To a parent who has been busy raising a child on their own and out of the workforce for several years, finding paid employment can represent an almost overwhelming challenge. A group of 29 Geelong single parents were selected to join the pilot MatchWorks program; designed specifically to support job-seekers and place them in flexible, family-friendly employment.

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The changing face of corporate philanthropy in Australia

10 September 2008

Summary: The Corporate Community Investment in Australia Report, January 2007 There is a commonly held belief in Australia today that responding to community need and social pressures, when applied appropriately, is conducive to long term returns to shareholders.

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Hard school start delivers knock-out success

19 August 2008

MatchWorks consultant Van Ngo still vividly remembers the day she started school in Australia. An 11 year-old refugee from Vietnam, who spoke no English; she stood in the grounds of Footscray Primary and watched her father walk away.

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Help for a silent hero

15 October 2007

New Geelong mental health services that provide on-going, home support to people with mental illness and much-needed time-out for their carers, may just save a lot of lives. Corio’s Rene Costmeyer, a full-time carer to his mentally ill brother, tells Mandy Squires the new services will provide him with the break he needs to keep battling on.

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Karingal streamlines employment programs

16 July 2007

Disability Employment Network (DEN) and Vocational Rehabilitation Service (VRS) programs, previously delivered by SupportWorks, now operate under the MatchWorks brand. This came into effect on July 1.

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Diversity in the workplace: Featured in The Franchise Review May 2007

15 July 2007

Diversity in the workplace: The following article was featured in The Franchise Review May 2007 as part of the recruitment special feature.

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Employer Focus: Cartridge World Werribee

11 April 2007

When Mim and John looked at purchasing a franchise they wanted a business that would suit their lifestyle and one that would grow steadily.

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Diversity in the workplace provides new opportunities

11 April 2007

Sustainable Competitive Advantage: A familiar term in the business community, but what does it actually mean and how can a business achieve it? A sustainable competitive advantage is one that a company has comparative to other companies in the same business field; one that is not easily replicated.

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