Employer Newsletter: July 2008

Welcome to the July edition of Part Time Online's regular newsletter, part of our commitment to providing our users with all the latest news, information and tips from around the world on flexible working.

www.parttimeonline.com.au is Australia's leading Flexible Employment website offering a complete suite of “Flexible” business solutions for employers, candidates and progressive agencies alike.


Does your current full time vacancy qualify for flexible work options?

There has been a great deal of publicity and information around creating positions that are more flexible to address the needs of job seekers and employees. Not every role is suitable to be conducted from home or in part time hours. How do you know if this job is one of them? Take our 30 second quiz to find out...


Once you have completed the Quiz - why not advertise your full-time roles with possible Flexible Work Options on Part Time Online...

Compressed work week? Variable hours? Work from home? If your full time positions offer any type of flexibility, you can advertise them on Part Time Online. Just list them in our Full time / Flex Options work type category and increase the pool of talent you are talking to!! You can then negotiate the flexibility needs on a case by case basis – It's a Win / Win for everyone!!

View Part Time Online's smorgasboard of Flexible Work Options and their descriptions. 

If you come up with any others that are not on our list, please do let us know, we would love to hear about them!


Flexibility a Winner for aCE talentNET...

As the executive director of an Organisational Development consultancy with its major focus on the engagement of contractors and consultants for all stages of a project, Denise Hall is practically an expert on management consultant brokering and facilitating business relationships. Is is refreshing, but perhaps not surprising to see that she is mastering the art of recruitment and retention with her own organisation. aCE talentNET have successfully incorporated a variety of flexible work arrangements into the workplace, including, part time and work from home - and in return have been able to tap into an invaluable pool of "entrepreneurial mothers" , and everyone is a winner. View the full Case Study


Put the right messages out there and candidates will find them!

International employer brand strategist Brett Minchington MBA has recently returned from his European speaking tour and shares his views on channels candidates should access to research a company's employer brand before applying. Brett also provides guidance for company's on creating an employee ambassador program to drive unsolicited applications and grow talent pools. Read more...


Employers are missing the mark on part time working

For every one worker who wishes to increase hours to full time there are two workers who want to move to a part time arrangement! That's one of the findings of a comprehensive federal Productivity Commission working paper on the steady growth of part time employment in Australia. Part Time Employment: The Australian Experience is backed by data from the Household Income and Labour Dynamics (HILDA) survey and it shows the steady growth of part time work as an employment arrangement of choice for both men and women. Read More...


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Ever wondered what a fully Flexible Working Environment would look like?

True flexibility isn't just about a flexible work arrangement policy or two.
It's about a whole new way of understanding-and approaching-employees and
the work they do. While plenty of smart companies are beginning to make
their way toward this ideal, however, most still have some way to go.
Nonetheless, having an idea what a truly flexible company would look like
can help you make sound judgments about where you at in terms of the "ideal".
(source: www.flexpaths.com)